On Longing–Desiring the Gleam

Notes From a Discrete Continent

'Ah, dejame entrar, dejame ver algún día como ven tus ojos'

René Christian Moya

Location: London, United Kingdom
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JANUARY 25, 2012 7:45PM

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[Originally posted at my Wordpress blog]

He saw the lightning in the east and longed for the east,
but if it had flashed in the west he would have longed for the west.
My desire is for the lightning and its gleam, not for the places and the earth.

– Ibn Al-’Arabi (1165-1240 CE), The TarjumÄn al-AshwÄq, XIV (Link)

Lightning Strike