The Happy Virus— Hafiz Poem | The Hafiz Series

It's classic Hafiz/Ladinsky: mystical ecstasy dressed up in intimate, almost mischievous language — divine love expressed as something as ordinary and delightful as catching a cold, except this one you'd want to spread. This is a selection from 'The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild and Sweet Poems Inspired by Hafiz' by Daniel Ladinsky, copyright 1996, 2003, with permission.

Transcript

The Happy Virus. I caught the happy virus last night. When I was out. Singing. Beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious. So. . . Kiss me.