Images From Latakia - Poem by MOHAMMAD SKATI

That pretty Rock of Suicide overlooks
On that blue sea that
Lies in front of it
Splashing it with its salty water
All the time as if
It washes it from all that dust that
Comes from all directions...
Some people go over there
Where that pretty rock hugs
That blue sea permanently
Just to sit and
To enjoy being over there...
Some green grass is seen in
Some parts of the rock whereas
Some people pickle it...
Waves are seen coming and going endlessly
As if they welcome anyone who is
Seen over there...
Wild plants are scattered
Here and there
With their pretty shapes...
Some sea-gulls fly high in the sky
Trying to be there...
People never stop going over there
Simply because they feel differently
While watching all ships,
All steamers, and
All little boats that are filled with
Fishermen looking for their own living...
The blue sea's water mirrors that
High sky turning the transparent water
Into that blue water anytime...
The whole scene is greatly
A big image that is real and
Which we carry it in our minds
Wherever we go anytime...
Latakia is very well known for
Its Rock of Suicide and
Almost everyone knows it and
Some know about it...
Many images are scattered over there
Just to tell us about what we have around us...
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