RhymeWelcomeandentertainthem all!Meetthem atthe doorlaughingAndinvitethem inBegrateful forwhoevercomesEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsColemanBarksWhoviolentlysweepyour houseForsomedelightA joy, adepression,ameannessSomemomentaryawarenesscomesEverymorning isa newarrivalAs aguidefrombeyondEmptyof itsfurnitureBecauseeach hasbeen sentThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceAs anunexpectedvisitorStill treateachguesthonorably TheGuestHouseJelaluddinRumiThis beinghuman isa guesthouseSimileHe maybeclearingyou outMetaphorRhymeWelcomeandentertainthem all!Meetthem atthe doorlaughingAndinvitethem inBegrateful forwhoevercomesEven ifthey’re acrowd ofsorrowsColemanBarksWhoviolentlysweepyour houseForsomedelightA joy, adepression,ameannessSomemomentaryawarenesscomesEverymorning isa newarrivalAs aguidefrombeyondEmptyof itsfurnitureBecauseeach hasbeen sentThe darkthought,the shame,the maliceAs anunexpectedvisitorStill treateachguesthonorably TheGuestHouseJelaluddinRumiThis beinghuman isa guesthouseSimileHe maybeclearingyou outMetaphor

The Guest House - Call List

(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.


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  1. Rhyme
  2. Welcome and entertain them all!
  3. Meet them at the door laughing
  4. And invite them in
  5. Be grateful for whoever comes
  6. Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows
  7. Coleman Barks
  8. Who violently sweep your house
  9. For some delight
  10. A joy, a depression, a meanness
  11. Some momentary awareness comes
  12. Every morning is a new arrival
  13. As a guide from beyond
  14. Empty of its furniture
  15. Because each has been sent
  16. The dark thought, the shame, the malice
  17. As an unexpected visitor
  18. Still treat each guest honorably
  19. The Guest House
  20. Jelaluddin Rumi
  21. This being human is a guest house
  22. Simile
  23. He may be clearing you out
  24. Metaphor