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The eternal living ancient one…

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Rumi quatrain #267 Foruzanfar

A foot that would wander with joy at night, A hand that would pluck a fist of flowers: That hand was severed, and that foot crushed By the ambush of death’s gnashing jaws. پای که همی رفت بشبستان سر مست … Continue reading

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ghazal #204, revised with rhyme, divan-e-Hafez, khanlari

Last night, in our circle of friends, the story was of your curls; Into the heart of night, our talk was of how your hair unfurls. The heart ran with blood from your eyelashes’ arrows, Yet was longing for still … Continue reading

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The Curse of Neoliberalism

                                                The Curse of Neoliberalism Our political economy has been sold to the highest bidder like slave … Continue reading

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The Veracity of Rumi and Hafez in English

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-the-poetry-of-rumi Several different ideas and factors intersect to inform the subject of the veracity of Rumi’s and Hafez’s presentation in English. Coleman Bark’s adaptations of Rumi seek to create an authentic voice of bardic spirituality, even if that voice is … Continue reading

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Donald Trump’s Indian Astrological Inauguration Chart

This is the event chart for DT’s presidential inauguration:  January 20, 2017 at 12:00 pm at Washington D.C. The chart for DT’s inauguration is a chart that would apply to anyone inaugurated at this time and place. It happens to … Continue reading

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Quadruple Nullity

What is so shocking is the great number of intelligent people who have subscribed to the meme that the “Russians hacked the election”. This is a double and even a triple and quadruple nullity. The proof that this was a … Continue reading

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Hannibal Lecters

The Hannibal Lecters declined to savage the election of the neofascist Baby Trump. Who is to blame for this rabid indifference? Democracy’s snarling assassins are legion, and slink everywhere. Who placed Baby Trump on his gold potty to reign as … Continue reading

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Donald Trump- reign of the carny huckster

The virtual reality president elect is as sharp as P.T. Barnum, who observed that a sucker is born every moment. The cruel truth is that this not only describes America of the hoary past, but also of the recent past, … Continue reading

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The black snake winds around the Missouri

The black snake winds around the Missouri and chokes the Sioux Nation with misery. Black venom slithers across sacred land, but water Protectors make a last stand. Bullets and burning gas- grenades explode; Big Fist shoots water canon in bitter … Continue reading

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