This is one of my favorite books.. I have it on an l have it on vinyl lp also by Arthur pysock

3,5/5 Κλασσικός Gibran!!

Maybe it's just the Lebanese in me, but I love this man's work. His rich, romantic way of describing life and his observations makes for an incredibly smooth read. You feel as if you've both gone over the moon and remained grounded on earth all at the same time. This is probably my favorite of his collections.

Gibran writes of love the way he writes of everything - in the best way possibe, guided by beauty. This book is a collection of stories or poems about love both as a romantic attachment and a divine reality and both in the same moment. It is on par with The Prophet in its beauty and depth of thought, if not in its magnitude.

very romantic! if you're looking for love poems this is the one

باران رویاست
میان بالهای شب می خزد
به پنجره های بسته دست می کشد
و در میان رازها راه می رود
باران رویاست
آرزوها را صدا می کند
در کوچه های گذشته،قدم می زند
هیچ نمی پرسد
همه چیز را میداند...
باران رویاست
و رویاها
به بارانی شسته خواهد شد
تو نیز بارانی
میان رویاهای من،
تا صبحدم قدم میزنی
رازها را نوازش می کنی
هیچ نمی پرسی
همه چیز را می دانی...

This book ponders the ideas, ideals, preconceptions, conceptions and longings of love. Gibran is a beautiful poet and thinker. 'Sand and Foam' led me to this read.

Read the prophet first. This is a short collection of love stories and poems not all being anything especially profound.

Gibran stays close to an idea that I've also read in Song of Songs 8:7 - If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

It was beautiful and lyrical.

Loved this one:

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In the depths of my soul there are songs unwilling to take the garb of words, songs living as seed in my heart. They will not flow with ink onto paper. Like a translucent veil, they are wrapped about emotions that can never flow sweetly on my tongue.

Yet how can I even whisper them when I fear what the particles of the æther may do to them? To whom shall I sing them when they have become accustomed to live in the house of my soul and fear the harshness of other ears?

Were you to look into my eye, you would see the image of their image. Were you to touch my fingertips, you would feel their quick movements.

The works of my hands reveal them as the lake reflects the twinkling of the stars. My tears disclose them as the mystery of the rose petal is disclosed at the moment the heat dissolves the drops of dew.

The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart = Your heart is a poet, Kahlil Gibran
For Kahlil Gibran, love was a way of achieving self-realization and completeness as a human being. "The Beloved" is about transforming one's own life through love's all-consuming power. These exquisite writings on love, marriage, and the spiritual union of souls adds a fresh dimension to our understanding of the philosophy of love and its role in contemporary society.
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ششم ماه فوریه سال 2006 میلادی
عنوان: قلب تو شاعری است: سروده های خلیل جبران در باب عشق و مرگ؛ شاعر: جبران خلیل جبران؛ مترجم: چیستا یثربی؛ تهران، نامیرا، 1382؛ در 115 ص؛ شابک: 9647144288؛ شعرهای کتاب از چند کتاب متفاوت برگزین شده است؛ چاپ دیگر: نشر قطره، 1385؛ چاپ چهارم 1389؛
شابک: 9789643415372؛ موضوع: شعر شاعر لبنانی امریکایی - قرن 20 م
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