Turkey

Bosphorus

You carry the world and connect us all.

Bringing up pure love, you reveal the words.

Your flow and currents rock the essential.

You’re the host of hope, you’re the home of birds.

Quiet and alive, such a great present,

A moment of truth that just makes us pause.

The east and the west meet to re-enchant

The old and the new drive what light allows

Soothing with each drop of immensity,

Reviving spectrums of pure clarity,

You’re the world’s anchor, divine and profond.

Revealing the sun with intense beauty,

Reflecting the moon and eternity,

You make the living beautifully go round.

Ashure

Mixing the ten commandments in beauty,

The porridge brings health, healing and delight.

Nourishing the world as one family,

Grains, beans, fruits and nuts dance with all their light.

Honoring the very simple, right there,

The meal is sacred, it is your mother.

Treasuring what is real, what is fair,

The flavors enchant your heart with power.

A bowl of happiness for peace on earth,

The arch of humanity connected,

A treat that keeps on uniting the whole,

The gift of fertility and rebirth,

Ashure is God’s will now activated.

Ashure is the food nurturing your soul.

Doors

Opening to the past, and the present,

Guarding the silent, the invisible,

Doors are the keepers of what is absent.

They treasure the source, the incredible.

The doors outside, made of sweet longings,

Introduce power, loss and majesty.

The doors deep inside all of our beings

Protect the essence of life’s verity.

When you open doors, you open the world

You open your heart and your eyes with it.

You confront the truth, immortal and still.

The spark and the self together are swirled.

On this piece of wood, marble or concrete,

Penetrate the skin of what is real.

(see article on “Doors”)