Weary with the day,
it called to me
as if someone said, here…
I’ve run you a hot bath –
jump in!
I jumped in;
the waters settled round.
This is exactly what I need..
there must be truth here.
No need to read a book
and seek for truth..
This is so good, that
I do not need to ask, what is goodness..
Now I know what beauty is
without looking for it.
I felt cleansed of all
that was not myself; stepped out the bath.
As I dried myself, I knew that
I had found myself again;
sighed with pure contentment; and
laid the poem gently down.
Michael Shepherd
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-spirit-of-rumi-53-immersed-in-poetry/
