"O Beloved, You are a flower, You are also its fragrance and color."
Meher Mount
Your Friday photo is in honor of National Poetry Month…
This photo of a white rose at Meher Mount was taken by guest caretaker and photographer Juan Mendez.
The following is an excerpt from the ghazal, “At Least Sometimes,” given by Avatar Meher Baba to Bhau Kalchuri (a close disciple and ghazal* writer).
“O Beloved, You are a flower; You are also its fragrance and color.
You are the garden and its Gardener; at least sometimes manifest.”
At Least Sometimes (Excerpt)
O Meher, Your lover is restless. At least sometimes hear him,
At least sometimes ask him what he wants,
at least sometimes ask him what he is pleading for.
O Beloved, You are a flower; You are also its fragrance and color.
You are the garden and its Gardener; at least sometimes manifest.
You are not the garden where there are thorns.
I am searching for that garden of only one flower,
at least sometimes shower Your grace so I can find it.
You are not that flower whose fragrance ever diminishes.
O Beloved, open the bud of my heart; at least sometimes fill it
with the fragrance which always remains fresh.
You are not that flower which withers —
You are that flower which eternally blooms.
What a wonderful smile You have;
At least sometimes fill the flower of my heart with that smile.
You are not that flower whose color will fade.
I am searching for that flower, at least sometimes give it to me.
O Meher, I have dedicated myself at Your feet;
You are my life and everything for me.
Let your color and fragrance at least sometimes fill my heart.
~Avatar Meher Baba, given to Bhau Kalchuri
Ghazal: A poetic form originating in 7th-century Arabic verse. Ghazals written in relation to Meher Baba express spiritual love and longing.
Source
Bhau Kalchuri, Meher Sarod, (North Myrtle Beach, SC: Manifestation, Inc.), Ghazal One Hundred Fifty Five, ©1984 Bhau Kalchuri.
