Some Kiss We Want

Some Kiss We Want - fact Summary

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This short poem uses sensual and natural imagery—kiss, pearl and shell, a longing lily, the moon at the window—to collapse erotic desire and spiritual yearning into a single impulse. The speaker’s appeal for breath and for closing language while opening a “love window” turns the poem into a prayerlike enactment of union rather than a descriptive scene. This approach reflects a verifiable fact about Rumi: his poetry often serves as direct expression of his mystical philosophy and persistent longing for union with the Divine.