SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARIRAYA KORBAN
BERKORBAN APA SAJA.....
Joseph has come,
the handsome one of this age,
a victory banner floating over Spring flowers.
Those of you whose work it is
to wake the dead, get up!
This is a work day.
The lion that hunts lions charges into the meadow.
Yesterday and the day before are gone.
The beautiful coin of now
slaps down in your hand.
The streets and buildings of this city
are all saying, The prince is coming!
Start the drumbeat. Everything we've said
about the Friend is true. The beauty of that
peacefulness makes the whole world restless.
Spread your love-robe out to catch
what sifts down from the ninth level.
You strange, exiled bird with clipped wings,
now you have four full-feathered pinions.
You heart closed up in a chest, open,
for the Friend is entering you.
You feet, it's time to dance!
Don't talk about the old man.
He's young again. And don't mention
the past. Do you understand?
The Beloved is here!
You mumble,
"But what excuse can I give the king?"
when the king is here making excuses to you!
You say, "How can I escape his hand?"
when that hand is trying to help you.
You saw a fire, and light came.
You saw blood, and wine
is being poured.
Don't run from your own tremendous good fortune.
Be silent and don't try
to add up what's been given.
An uncountable grace has come to you.
Version by Coleman Barks
"Say I Am You"
Maypop, 1994
