Read the Holy Book as Though Asleep

Music: Foug el nakhel (Iraqi). Found at Laura's Midi Heaven.

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Read the Holy Book as though asleep, And in a dream awaken to its beauty, Making it the music of your moment And weaving it like gold throughout your day. Do not come to it alone to reap, Avid for the kernels of your duty, Neglecting the thick flowers in your way.