Author Archives: bill gannett

Last night, I saw angels knock on the wineshop door- the clay of Adam had been mixed, and cast into a cup. Those who dwell in the chaste and veiled heavens drank strong wine with me, a wayside beggar: “Heaven … Continue reading →

our devotion and the friend’s royal threshold- what crosses over our head is his inclination! ‘though mirrors of sun and moon were placed by his face, i have not seen equal to the friend’s likeness. dawn breeze, what news do … Continue reading →

o friends, the time of the rose is for our delight. this is the word of those with heart: listen to love! no one is generous, and the time for joy is now. our remedy is to sell the prayer … Continue reading →

may your body never need the doctor’s care,may your delicate form avoid all calamity. the well being of all directions resides in you-may no accident befall any part of you! when autumn arrives to plunder the orchard,may he not find … Continue reading →

don’t fill my heart with arrows from your glancing eye, because under your languishing look i’ll die! since beauty’s account is within the ledger of perfection, grant me alms- i am so poor and indigent! fill the glass, for amidst … Continue reading →

If your musk scented curls committed a sin- it’s gone; and if your Hindu mole has wrought havoc- it’s gone! If the flash of love should burn those dressed in wool- burnt; and if the shah’s cruelty has ruined a … Continue reading →

remember him who did not remember us when leaving, who did not comfort our grief with a goodbye. that one blessed with youth who kept good accounts- i don’t know why he didn’t free the old slave! let us wash … Continue reading →