An old cloth sits by the water spout
It is worthless
But it gathers water in the basin
The woman uses it daily
To cool her head
To clean the jars
To water the spices
She squeezes it over the mouths of the sheep
If it is dry, she will not... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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I could write
a thousand poems
ten thousand
about my wife
but soon they would
all sound the same
and
what would my children say
if I said too much?
they might
gasp
or laugh
or be inspired
and get into trouble... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Sometimes
I miss Beirut
it is
a scent
a spice
and a noise
certainly not music
where I saw roses
growing in bullet holes
and garbage in flower pots
what a mess
What a mess that tastes
like za’atar and baharat... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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My wife says
I am so smart
because
I understand things
she does not know
but
I understand
one thing
most of my problems
come from
not listening to her!... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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My friend says
she wants to be
found
found?
don’t lionesses
hunt?
sister
if you’re not hunting
you best be careful
of whoever is... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 0 Views added 1 year ago
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Some say
put your hands
firmly
on God’s word
Others say
have God in your heart
and people in your arms
Sometimes they bicker
How do they have time
to bicker?
They must not have children... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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My oldest son
will be wiser than me
sooner than I would like
What can the tree
still offer the apple
when it is ripe to fall?
Perhaps shade
will be enough
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Poetry is not water
we pour over ourselves
nor water we drink
a potter does not mold wine
a cobbler does not make feet
a tailor does not make bodies
We are the water
we pour ourselves
poetry is the... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 0 Views added 1 year ago
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My little daughter’s eyes
are a big as
the moon
they shine like
stars
her smile is
the whole sea
and she laughs
like a lunatic
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 0 Views added 1 year ago
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A friend has gone
across the world
and now
he is dying
I say
come home!
die in your native land
your home land
where we speak
your language
but
I see now
he is already
home... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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in my bed
I could sleep forever
but I will rest
only a little whi...
PAPA PAPA!
PAPA PAPA!
I owe great debts
to my bed
I will not rest
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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My spirit is as
broken
as my son’s bones
he hobbles and hops
like a tiny bird
God!
Give him wings too!
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I told my wife
you cannot do it
It is too hard
too heavy
she snarled at me
like a lioness!
and
did it
What a fool I am!
but oh
What a... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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My wife is humming
around the house
she is
too shy
to sing to me
so
I pretend to be busy
but I am listening
and
I love... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Poems in books
are not dead
they are just sleeping
waiting for YOU
and
when one gets in your heart
it lives
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 0 Views added 1 year ago
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I spoke with
an old friend
we laughed
at old jokes
our children
just stared
we laughed
at them
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I whispered to my wife
moshuli
I love you
She rolled her eyes
pushed my head away
she said
do not touch my face!
She does not understand
my language
but she knows... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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I understand
our baby
very well
We are
both happy
with
my wife’s
beautiful... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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I once saw a camel
he was ugly
and drooled
but his master loved him
I may be ugly
but I am... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I dream
in seven tongues
My children do not understand
They hear noise
Why can’t they
hear
the... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Pick me up
papa!
My heart cries
a thousand times!
a thousand times!
a thousand times!
My arms cry
... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Night cries
are signs
that we are making
progress
they are not silent
they know
we will come for them... – by Dayesh_Hamid | 1 View added 1 year ago
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