Author Archives: bill gannett

0 hoopoe of the east wind, i send you to sheba. look, from where to where am i sending you? what a shame, a bird like you in this world of pain: i’ll send you from this place, to the … Continue reading →

you see me and increase my suffering at once- i see you and my longing increases each moment. you don’t ask about me, and i don’t know your mind. you do not seek my cure- do you not know my … Continue reading →

I speak freely and am happy with my words: I am the slave of love and am free of both worlds! A bird from heaven’s garden, how describe My fall into the pit and snare of disaster? I was an … Continue reading →

friends, remember our nocturnal companion,remember the rights of sincere servitude. when joyous with wine, the way of lover’s complaintsrecall to the sound of cymbal and harp’s melody. when the saqi’s cheeks are bright with the grace of wine,remember the lovers … Continue reading →

why seek well-being from us, when we invite drunkards?with the roll of your drunken narcissus eyes, peace is gone! open the wine-house door, because the khaneqah has nothing-believe it or not, this was the fact. we have spoken. by your … Continue reading →

Who will again inquire about the bloodied hearts, and ask of the heavens about the blood-red vats? If the drunken narcissus should lift its head again, may it be shamed by the eyes of wine-worshipers! Whoever offers the cup like … Continue reading →

O men of heart- for God’s sake, I’m losing it- this pain of having the hidden secret revealed! We are a ship broken and beaten: rise up good wind- may we see again our familiar friend of old! For ten … Continue reading →