Joseph

Joseph- Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)

Joseph has come, the handsome one of this age,
a victory banner floating over spring flowers,

Those of you whose work it is to wake the dead,
get up! This is a work day. The lion that

hunts lions charges into a meadow. Yesterday
and the day before are gone. The coin of now

slaps down in your hand with the streets and
buildings of this city all saying, The prince

is coming! A drumbeat starts. What we hear
about the Friend is true. The beauty of that

peacefulness makes the whole world restless.