Sheesh, why is my heart pounding while writing this? I am open to all kinds of relationships. I'm looking for real connection, but that can mean all sorts of things, from the mundane to the mystical. Mystical, mystical...I love Sufi poetry!--Hafiz is my favorite. At my core I am a very passionate person, interested in self discovery and other noble things like social justice and rice pudding and James Brown.

Here's one of my favorites from Hafiz:

I Know The Way You Can Get

I know the way you can get
When you have not had a drink of Love:

Your face hardens,
Your sweet muscles cramp.
Children become concerned
About a strange look that appears in your eyes
Which even begins to worry your own mirror
And nose.

Squirrels and birds sense your sadness
And call an important conference in a tall tree.
They decide which secret code to chant
To help your mind and soul.

Even angels fear that brand of madness
That arrays itself against the world
And throws sharp stones and spears into
The innocent
And into one's self.

O I know the way you can get
If you have not been drinking Love:

You might rip apart
Every sentence your friends and teachers say,
Looking for hidden clauses.

You might weigh every word on a scale
Like a dead fish.

You might pull out a ruler to measure
From every angle in your darkness
The beautiful dimensions of a heart you once
Trusted.

I know the way you can get
If you have not had a drink from Love's
Hands.

That is why all the Great Ones speak of
The vital need
To keep remembering God,
So you will come to know and see Him
As being so Playful
And Wanting,
Just Wanting to help.

That is why Hafiz says:
Bring your cup near me.
For all I care about
Is quenching your thirst for freedom!

All a Sane man can ever care about
Is giving Love!


Amen! I'm not a religious person, but Hafiz seems to come as close to a working definition of God as anyone I can think of. The idea that this searching, this yearning for connection and wholeness is sacred.

Okay enough of that. I'm interested in meeting people, not so much the internet communication. How much can you really understand about a person from a bit of writing? I want to jump right in and meet people. Let's get some coffee.

love Dan

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