A MOMENT OF HAPPINESSS
A moment of happiness,
you and I sitting on the verandah,
apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.
We feel the flowing water of life here,
you and I, with the garden's beauty
and the birds singing.
The stars will be watching us,
and we will show them
what it is to be a thin crescent moon.
You and I unselfed, will be together,
indifferent to idle speculation, you and I.
The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar
as we laugh together, you and I.
In one form upon this earth,
and in another form in a timeless sweet land.
you and I sitting on the verandah,
apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.
We feel the flowing water of life here,
you and I, with the garden's beauty
and the birds singing.
The stars will be watching us,
and we will show them
what it is to be a thin crescent moon.
You and I unselfed, will be together,
indifferent to idle speculation, you and I.
The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar
as we laugh together, you and I.
In one form upon this earth,
and in another form in a timeless sweet land.
Analysis and Review of the poem by OKORO AMARACHI ANASTASIA
"A Moment of Happiness" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
is a poem about unconditional and true love that has no boundaries. This poem celebrates a shared moment of perfect happiness and unity between two individuals in nature, amidst the beauty of a garden and the music of birds. The language is simple and descriptive conveying the “theme of happiness and love”. The poet gave sensory details, (such as the flowing water and singing birds), to creates a sense of immediacy and intimacy. Looking at the structure of the poem, it’s a poem of fifteen lines with one stanza. it has no rhymes schemes or rhythms.it’s written in a blank verse.
is a poem about unconditional and true love that has no boundaries. This poem celebrates a shared moment of perfect happiness and unity between two individuals in nature, amidst the beauty of a garden and the music of birds. The language is simple and descriptive conveying the “theme of happiness and love”. The poet gave sensory details, (such as the flowing water and singing birds), to creates a sense of immediacy and intimacy. Looking at the structure of the poem, it’s a poem of fifteen lines with one stanza. it has no rhymes schemes or rhythms.it’s written in a blank verse.
In this poem, Rumi narrates the intense emotions of two souls when they are in love with each other. He frames love as a wonderful phenomenon and every line of the poem gives us an insight into how a couple feels when in love.
The poem begins by describing a moment that two lovers share while they are sitting on the veranda of their house. The lovers seem to be so well connected with each other that it almost feels like they are living in the same body as their beloved. Rumi uses the phrase, ‘apparently two, but one in the soul' beautifully in line three.
It also display in the relationship, that exist in families, friendship. We are all entities of the vast universe. We are one with the universe and one with each other.
It also display in the relationship, that exist in families, friendship. We are all entities of the vast universe. We are one with the universe and one with each other.
Another point, made in this poem is that love can change a person for the better. When people are in love, people are happier, and they start observing the good in everything around them. The lovers start to observe their surroundings in a more meaningful way. This show the power of love. How love can change our perception towards life and the things/people that surround, making it colorful, beautiful and positive.
Also, in the poem, Rumi compares pure love to a crescent moon here. It may not be perfect or may not seem ‘whole' but it is still beautiful no matter what. Love is never perfect; nobody is perfect and nothing in the world is perfect. But even in its imperfection, and even though it does not seem ‘whole' the crescent moon is perfect. Just like the relationship of lovers.
Finally, the poem portray how true love always wins against all odds of time and space.
Finally, the poem portray how true love always wins against all odds of time and space.