Amazing Rhythms

By Culture Desk Writer, *Classic Verse* - The Hindu - India; Saturday, December 3, 2011

The love poems by the great 13th century Persian poet, Jelaluddin Rumi, founder of the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism, encompass the universe and are metaphors of love in its physical form reinforced by amazing rhythms.

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Khalil Gibran's love poems evoke a special joy and excitement in the newness of love and the desire it awakens in you.

But he is also realistic in describing love's often painful and difficult path before it reaches maturity or the sorrows of parting.

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Kabir's songs remain alive in the folk traditions of North India. His work is resolutely undogmatic and often debunks the idea of religion.

Of all the bhakti poets, Kabir was the most outspoken.

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