A man married to a blind woman told her how<\/p>\n
Beautiful she was every day. And whenever he said<\/p>\n
That, she smiled, and her whole body relaxed.<\/p>\n
They lived alone at a small remote oasis where<\/p>\n
Few ever stopped. And whenever someone did he<\/p>\n
Made sure that no one ever saw his wife,<\/p>\n
For a person could openly gasp at her appearance<\/p>\n
Because she was deformed.<\/p>\n
Her husband\u2019s voice and that of her sister, who<\/p>\n
Would a few times a year visit, were the only<\/p>\n
Ones she really knew. And she loved her simple<\/p>\n
Life on the little farm they had.<\/p>\n
Appearances, and our relationship, you should<\/p>\n
Know the truth of those by now:<\/p>\n
If you woke next to me on any day, I would say<\/p>\n
To you what he so often did. My dear, you are so<\/p>\n
Beautiful.<\/p>\n
I love this poem–I have to include it somewhere during this retreat!\u00a0 I hear in the speaker’s tone such love and tenderness, a grateful heart expressing belovedness.\u00a0 Isn’t this the very voice of God calling out to you?\u00a0 My dear, you are so Beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A man married to a blind woman told her how Beautiful she was every day. And whenever he said That, she smiled, and her whole body relaxed. They lived alone at a small remote oasis where Few ever stopped. And whenever someone did he Made sure that no one ever saw his wife, For a … Continue reading “A Man Married to a Blind Woman” by Hafiz<\/span>