A Great Need

Out
Of a great need
We are all holding hands
And climbing.
Not loving is a letting go.
Listen,
The terrain around here
Is
Far too
Dangerous
For
That.

—Hafiz (c. 1320 to 1389), translated by Daniel Ladinsky

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    pretty, but counterfeit! Ladinsky, didn’t you think you could stand on your own merits?
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    This ain’t Hafiz. My Persian is nonexistent, but this is not a controversial claim: see here (apparently quoting this...
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