These lines further describe the beauty of the sensation of love. The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar

Indifferent to idle speculation, you and I. Fourth Para You and I unselfed, will be together, He creates several versions of reality in his poetry and we discover a new world in his poems every time we read them. We can find new meaning in his poems every time we read them. Love is never perfect nobody is perfect and nothing in the world is perfect.īut even in its imperfection, and even though it does not seem ‘whole' the crescent moon is perfect. It may not be perfect or may not seem ‘whole' but it is still beautiful no matter what. He uses this phrase to describe the intensity of emotions and the passion that the couple feels for each other.Īnother way to interpret this paragraph is that true love is compared to a crescent moon. Rumi uses the phrase, ‘apparently two, but one in the soul' beautifully. The lovers seem to be so well connected with each other that it almost feels like they are living in the same body as their beloved. First Para A moment of happiness,Īpparently two, but one in soul, you and I. At this moment, they feel so happy that it almost feels like they are a part of each other. The poem begins by describing a moment that two lovers share while they are sitting on the veranda of their house. This small love story in the poem is a wonderful representation of desire and joy. The choice of words, the analogies, and the metaphors make the poem an absolute delight. What's beautiful about this poem is that it makes us all feel.

He frames love as a wonderful phenomenon and every line of the poem gives us an insight into how a couple feels when in love. In this poem, Rumi narrates the intense emotions of two souls when they are in love with each other. It is a poem about the divine connection, our own beauty, and unity of human souls.

This particular poem is not just a love story or a poem about love and happiness. Coleman Barks has translated several of his poems from Persian to English. Originally written in Persian, this poem has been translated into various languages, including English.

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