Come, come, whoever you are

by Jelalludin Rumi


Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving.
It doesn't matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you've broken your vow
a thousand times.
Come, yet again, come.


Coleman Barks trans.

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