Effort

14 Qawl 163 B.E. - December 6, 2006

Morning
the glory of dawn scatters night’s terrors,
the sun of faith rises
over the eastern mountains.

I rise
my right knee stiff
from the long sleep,
hurts with the effort of rising.

Then I see the splendor
of the Beloved
and the healing warm of love
flows through my body
transforming
the pain into blissful joy.