“Even the most brave and powerful men tremble at the sight of their Beloved – So vulnerable from the essence her fragrance leaves in their heart. I remember you like a cryptic carving of ancient scriptures on the sandalwood With reverence, meaning and a scent. I dance like a wild stream between the palms of God – so that, My movement is free of thought, My love for you free from context, I mirror galaxies for you drunk of my own reflection, You are the silence in a drowning noise – like an island, And your silence becomes a voice of its own. Tonight, I am Rumi, the poet of the poets Who spoke of the Beloved: Oh Beloved, Moon of the Moons! Your pale face dissolves in the daylight, Where should I find you in my wake? Light becomes a concealing veil for your sacredness. Night covers you in a different veil, like that pearl at the bottom of the ocean, that is my heart. So precious is thy refinement. You move with the tides, always leaving but a fragrance of devotion. I’m meeting you on the crossroads where breath becomes life – And like a breath, immersed and formless, together we are scattered and life is merely a passage, a doorway to our secret garden.” ― Aleksandra Ninkovic