Granny Lalla's Letters to the Lovelorn

once again, joe dolce's newsletter has brigthened by day. this week, lalla, who he says of:

Lalla Arifa, born in 1335 AD, is still a controversial figure. The Hindus regard her as the reincarnate, whereas the Muslims, a perfect mystic saint. Lalla Arifa was lost in spiritual wonderment; walked about naked; fought against her self; and renounced the world. She was a poet and sang of spiritual and divine bliss. Both Kashmiri Hindus AND Muslims affectionately call her "Mother Lalla" or "Granny Lalla".

his latest weekly has her poetry throughout. he opens with:

I didn't trust it for a moment,
but I drank it anyway,
the wine of my own poetry.

It gave me the daring to take hold
of the darkness and tear it down
and cut it into little pieces.

also: Naked Song of Lalla 7

Unconscious people read the scriptures
like parrots saying Ram, Ram
in their cages

It's all pretend-knowledge.
Read rather, with me, every
living moment as prophecy