Calamity Poem by Wasef Bakhtari
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Calamity
Like burning firewood, I writhe in pain
At the tragic Fate of the pomegranate grain
Whoever attempts their release
From the grip of the shell, membrane and crease
First holds them in a vice-like squeeze
And then when the job is done
Eats them up with relish, one by one
Wasef Bakhtari
Kabul, 1972
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: fate
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Translated by Fawad Hassan and Supriya Krishnamurthy
Feb. 2002
Feb. 2002
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