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“If you are looking for me I am beyond nowhere [ … ] Beyond nowhere there is a place desire opens like an umbrella, breeze like thirst sinks deep into the leaves. Bells of rain carol fresh watery tunes about how lonely humans are here where the shadows of tree trunks stream into endlessness. If you…” quote by Sohrab Sepehri
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““If you are looking for me I am beyond nowhere [ … ] Beyond nowhere there is a place desire opens like an umbrella, breeze like thirst sinks deep into the leaves. Bells of rain carol fresh watery tunes about how lonely humans are here where the shadows of tree trunks stream into endlessness. If you are looking for me, come soft and quietly, lest you crack the glass heart that cups my loneliness.””

Sohrab Sepehri

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

The poet describes an ethereal, lonely realm where desire opens like an umbrella, urging gentle approach to avoid breaking a fragile heart.

In simple terms: A mystical place of desire and fragile loneliness.

Key Takeaway

Approach delicate emotions with softness.

Themes

loneliness desire spirituality fragility

Mood

melancholic contemplative

Type

poetic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • meditation
  • creative writing
  • therapy
  • spiritual retreats

Key Concepts

Sufi mysticism poetic imagery

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you nurture fragile emotions?
  • What does the “umbrella of desire” symbolize?
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