Jahir Hasan Poems

I climb up the ladder
leaning against the yellow tree in me.

I see people are enjoying theater in my world
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ARRIVING AT THE HILL TO SING A SONG

when Iarrived at the hill
I saw myself singing a song
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I get down into the wine-glass of mine
Get down into the sea taking it quite deep
I see and I stare
See myself sitting on a table
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that is a child's grave
he is refusing to accept the system of graves
he is trying to come out
to play, towards this world
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the magician, from within the ear, shall
conjure an elephant, so i await

white rice on the plate
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unknown station. fog filled.
road desolate.
the train-driver is old, he
can't even find
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lightning streak, as if a woman, such tenderness one feels
the cloud is the grave
still that grave crumples, drizzles!
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in my mind a beam-balance hangs
all my cares, all weight I place there
a park there
a rivulet
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tidbit poem

from deep within my wallet, many a day later
money-receipt of quantum foundation, blood red,
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