Ali Ahmad Said Esber Poems

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Music I: 22

A star landed. She stalked
the streets leading to our house. She gave
her feet to a lover, and put
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2.
Song

from "Elegy for the First Century"
Bells on our eyelashes
and the death throes of words,
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3.
Travelling

but staying still.
O, sun,
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4.
The New Noah

We travel upon the Ark, in mud and rain,
Our oars promises from God.
We liveā€”and the rest of Humanity dies.
We travel upon the waves, fastening
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5.
A Voice

Mihyar is a face
betrayed by its lovers
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6.
Not A Star

Neither a star,
nor a prophet's inspiration,
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7.
I Said Unto You

I listened to the seas
reading to me their verses
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8.
The Flood / 1

Mihyar sang cried acquitted prayed indicted,
blessed the face of madness,
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9.
The Presence

I open a door unto the Earth
and set ablaze the fire of presence,
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10.
A Land Of No Return

Even if you return, O, Odysseus;
even if spaces close around you,
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