Feminine Beauty Poem by Lawrence Hiung

Feminine Beauty

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By the magical eyes of my beautiful doll
By her graceful figure, so slim, so tall

By the fountain of life that is in her lips
By her narrow waist and her swinging hips

By her lovely face that looks like a rose
By her glowing cheeks and her precious nose

By her silken tresses and her golden curls
By her voluptuous mouth which is full of pearls

By her playful eyes and the ways she winks
By the wine red and the way she drinks

By the musk and incense for her curly hair
By the scent that surrounds her everywhere

By the fragrant dust that blows in her street
By the sacred dirt that covers her feet

By her charming manners, her elegance, and grace
By her stately carriage, her poise, and her pace

For her pity and kindness does Hafiz crave
He remains her humble and a lowly slave.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem was composed by Hafiz who real name was Shamsuddin Mohamed, Shiraz, Persia, b 1320- d 1381. Translated by: Khalid Hameed Shaida MD
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Louis Cecile 17 March 2012

I like this piece as it is quite playful and the ending line works really well.

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Lawrence H 06 March 2012

this beautiful poem was extracted from a book entitled Hafiz: Drunk with God Selected Odes translated by Khalid Hameed Shaida, MD. Hafiz is a pen name for Samsuddin Mohamed, a self made scholar, a mystic and poet par excellence. who born in Shiraz, Persia (modern Iran) 1320 until he died in 1381 at the age of 61 in Shiraz.

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