Rumi’s Caravan 2013
event | 2013 — Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Offering my poetry and song at Rumi's Caravan in Santa Rosa, hosted by Kay Crista and friends.
Here’s what I performed — words in the PDF above:
1. "JUST REST" -- I set this short poem to music. Written by Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinski.
2. "STAY TOGETHER" -- A Rumi poem translated by Coleman Barks.
3. "LOTUS OF YOUR HEART" -- An original rhyming poem about the one heart.
4. "I HAVE FAITH" -- Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Robert Bly.
5. "THIS STILLNESS" -- An original rhyming poem about stillness.
❤ 2000-2013 | Maja Apolonia Rodé
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