Assef Al-Jundi
Before The New Year
There was a time
when a flower had power
When we believed we lived
in the age of peace
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I Can Find You
Light of day does nothing but break up the dew
Leaves remember sweet breath of the moon
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Shift
Come to this secret garden
You have been here before
Tasted exquisite fruit
Bathed
Immersed your senses
in its silent moons…
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I Died many Times Before
I watched, fascinated, as the massive snake
made its way from the roof
down the wall in front of me.
I held a long stick in my hand, tapped
the giant head as it slithered closer.
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If the Planet Were Covered with Wildflowers
Why would I wake up with a wildflower-
covered world, death in China, and eternity?
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Ta'abeen
Poetry? I can only dream of waving a magical pen, like you did.
Of words dancing, bursting into allegorical stars
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In the Land of Hafiz (for Neda)
Single bullet through the heart.
Beautiful rose shatters.
Bloodied petals scatter.
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ambush
we seek solace
in counterparts.
children grow up.
parents age.
friends know us
on Saturday nights.
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I Can Not Help But Laugh
One driver thinks he and his car
are one and the same.He tells himself he and his car just happened
to evolve from dirt of the road
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This Poem Is Not Controversial
This Poem Is Not Controversial
it has no enemies
does not want to argue
defend one point
or attack another