Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet
"In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad." Ch. 20 : In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: More Teaching Stories, p. 206
Disputed, The Essential Rumi (1995)
“While I'm writing, I'm far away;
and when I come back, I've gone.”
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