> [!QUOTE] Poem > > # *It Happens All the Time in Heaven* > > It happens all the time in heaven, > And some day > > It will begin to happen > Again on earth – > > That men and women who are married, > And men and men who are > Lovers, > > And women and women > Who give each other > Light, > Often will get down on their knees > > And while so tenderly > Holding their lover’s hand, > > With tears in their eyes, > Will sincerely speak, saying, > > "My dear, > How can I be more loving to you; > > How can I be more > Kind?" > > — [[Hafiz]] > translated by [[Daniel Ladinsky]]