"If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft,
And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left,
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul."
-Saadi Shirazi, 13th Century Persian poet
Not my favourite flower by a long way, hyacinth to me smell of stale beer and having lived close to a public house I had enough of that smell.
Have a good night? day and may tomorrow be a day blessed by God
And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left,
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul."
-Saadi Shirazi, 13th Century Persian poet
Always been one of my favorite poems.
Have a good night? day and may tomorrow be a day blessed by God