Throwing Things at God

 

All day long

The earth shouts

"Gee, thanks."

Such an exuberant gee,

It starts throwing

Things

As if God were passing by in a parade encouraging

Rowdy behavior

By looking so beautiful -

That a whole avalanche of mania swoops in!

I like this idea of throwing thing at God,

And especially - His making us rowdy!

Thus, as soon as Hafiz is out of bed

I start stuffing large sacks

With old shoes, cucumbers,

And

Prayers

[To throw]

For the upcoming

Consecrated

Free-for-all -

And who knows 

What else.

Hafiz

14th century

Photo: A rowdy wind tossing snow crystals around; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, February 24, 2012