Poetry

Do not forget that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the impure… And when the impure will be no more, what will modesty ever have been if not a fetter and a contagion of the mind? And do not forget that the earth thrills to hear and …

And the weaver said, “Speak to us of clothes.” And he answered: “Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, but they do not hide that which is unbeautiful. And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy, you may find in them an armour and chain. If only you could …

Some of you say, “It is the north wind who has woven the clothes we wear.” And I say, “Yes, it was the north wind, But shame was his loom And the softening of the sinews served for thread. And when his deed was done He laughed in the middle …