Love Poems from God
edited and translated by Daniel Ladinsky


Here's a taste:

Arrogance

ARROGANCE

The weight of arrogance is such
that no bird can fly
carrying it.

And the man who feels superior
to others, that man
cannot dance,

the real dance when the soul takes God
into its arms and you both fall
onto your knees in
gratitude,

a blessed gratitude
for life.


--St. John of the Cross
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