whirling dervishes « ∙ tenderheartmusings ∙

dervish art by Gülcan Karadağ

Beloved
give me a sip
of your flaming wine
consume me in your Love
intoxicated in you
I have come alive

with every bead
kohl stains, tears stream
from these tiny eyes
dreaming to behold
your beautiful face
they long to see your Light

my heart has grown weary
of looking for love
bleeding, it crumbles
revealing the subtle Truth
that quietly rests inside

Beloved
give me another sip
of your flaming wine
show me the way
to the tavern
or let me be annihilated
here, on your sacred shrine

Dreaming Reality, clay sculpture

– self as conceived at dawn in a blessed dream –

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Sublime Ascension, acrylic on canvas

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Heart’s Palette, water colours on paper

– birthday card for a beloved soul in London with colours I wished his life to be flooded with –

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Blossoming Spirit, water colours on paper

– painting for a beautiful soul and friend in London who happens to love flowers –

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Whirling Ecstasy, water colours on paper

– painting for an artist and dear friend in New York who shares a love for whirling dervishes –

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Sufi Call, water colours on paper

– painting for a dear friend and sufi lover in India, a birthday gift –

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whirling dervishes