The Seeker

You are
A shy divine dear
That I cannot cease tracking.

Though only once of late
Did I get so close
To see

My own face and heart
Reflected

In Your wondrous soft eyes.

Only once of late, Beloved,
When I thought that I had You
At last cornered

Did
Hafiz
Come to know
The sublime beauty of God's body

Against my own
Hand.

Daniel Ladinsky
from
'The Gift' poems by Hafiz