Sunday, October 17, 2010

Ghazal of love (For Lucy) by Alfian Sa'at

Inside this body another one is leaning.
Under these eyes another pair is gazing.

A universe simpler than the design of a seed.
One star rules its galaxy, in its sky only one constant bird.

How often have the flowers mocked him with their petals.
O foolish collector of glances and whispers!

Only in my dreams does his fet touch the ground.
When I smile for no reason, it is he who etches the dimples.

Always by the window or with a cheek on a pillow.
When a breeze passes through the body his soul is transparent.

What will you do, Alfian, when he opens the door?
When he surrenders the key into the hands of the beloved?

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