Rumi

This is pretty cool poetry, "Only Breath" written by Rumi and read by Coleman Barks.
Spend five minutes watching it and see if it doesn't impact you and everyone you show it to like it has me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZqAnIp5dMQ
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One of 25 video poems in Four Seasons Productions newly released Moving Poetry Series - Three innovative new films - RANT * RAVE * RIFF. Only Breath was written in the 13th century by the Sufi mystic poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi and translated and recited in our film by Coleman Barks. Our politicians and generals would do well to absorb the lessons of this poem. MUST be fully experienced on big screen. Learn more about this provocative new series, featured poems, poets and readers at http://www.4SeasonsProductions.com

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Jalalud'din Rumi is one of the world’s most revered mystical poets. During his lifetime he produced a prolific range of inspiring and devotional poetry which encapsulates the sufi's experience of union with the divine. These timeless classics have enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, as Rumi has become one of our most popular poets. Although Rumi was a Sufi and a great scholar of the Qu’ran his appeal reaches across religious and social divisions. Even during his lifetime he was noted for his cosmopolitan outlook. His funeral, which lasted 40 days, was attended by Muslims, Jews, Persians, Christians and Greeks.

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