Who violently sweep your house Meet them at the door laughing Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows Empty of its furniture This being human is a guest house Coleman Barks Some momentary awareness comes The Guest House He may be clearing you out Be grateful for whoever comes Rhyme As a guide from beyond For some delight As an unexpected visitor Because each has been sent A joy, a depression, a meanness Still treat each guest honorably Metaphor Every morning is a new arrival Welcome and entertain them all! Simile And invite them in The dark thought, the shame, the malice Jelaluddin Rumi Who violently sweep your house Meet them at the door laughing Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows Empty of its furniture This being human is a guest house Coleman Barks Some momentary awareness comes The Guest House He may be clearing you out Be grateful for whoever comes Rhyme As a guide from beyond For some delight As an unexpected visitor Because each has been sent A joy, a depression, a meanness Still treat each guest honorably Metaphor Every morning is a new arrival Welcome and entertain them all! Simile And invite them in The dark thought, the shame, the malice Jelaluddin Rumi
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Who violently sweep your house
Meet them at the door laughing
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows
Empty of its furniture
This being human is a guest house
Coleman Barks
Some momentary awareness comes
The Guest
House
He may be clearing you out
Be grateful for whoever comes
Rhyme
As a guide from beyond
For some delight
As an
unexpected visitor
Because each has been sent
A joy, a depression, a meanness
Still treat each guest honorably
Metaphor
Every morning is a new arrival
Welcome and entertain them all!
Simile
And invite them in
The dark thought, the shame, the malice
Jelaluddin Rumi