Saleh Badrah Poems

Come, my little daughter, come!
Come and sit here next to me!

Rest your head upon my heart
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In spite of death and all the elements
Of darkness in this evanescent world,
The beauty of your cultivated soul
Will live and flourish through eternity.
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Nan-in, the sage, one day received
A guest who'd come in search of wisdom.
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It's fruitless in this bleakness to seek zest
Or cheerfulness to brighten up your gloom:
For what bird here will ever build its nest?
What fragrant rose in here will ever bloom?
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My soul stood up today and said:
Your heart is full of sorrow.

I know, I said,
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Each wrinkle in his ancient face
Bespeaks a monumental deed.
Serenely there with pride he sits,
No longer longing to succeed:
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Like a pearl inside a shell,
Deeply sheltered in the deep,
Deeply deep within my heart,
You, O soother of my grief,
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For things of beauty
constantly am I searching,
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Your spry Springtime song
springs from the eternal spring
of timeless beauty.
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