Created for Joy | A Poem by Hafiz

Hafiz was a Sufi poet who lived in the 1300's. His many works have been translated across the globe, and his universal themes stand the test of time.
In keeping with our summer's themes of Joy and Dance, I offer you his poem, "Created for Joy."

"I sometimes forget
that I was created for Joy.

My mind is too busy.
My Heart is too heavy
for me to remember
that I have been
called to dance
the Sacred dance of life.

I was created to smile
To Love
To be lifted up
And to lift others up.

O’ Sacred One
Untangle my feet
from all that ensnares.
Free my soul.
That we might
Dance
and that our dancing
might be contagious."

~Hafiz