Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani (1923 - 1998 / Damascus / Syria)

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Poems by Nizar Qabbani : 20 / 50

In The Summer - Poem by Nizar Qabbani

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In the summer
I stretch out on the shore
And think of you
Had I told the sea
What I felt for you,
It would have left its shores,
Its shells,
Its fish,
And followed me.

Translated by B. Frangieh And C. Brown

Submitted by Noele Aabye

Nizar Qabbani

Poems by Nizar Qabbani : 20 / 50

Mounir Khelifa (5/4/2018 11:44:00 PM)

To picture the ocean leaving its bed and walking behind the love-struck poet, as a poodle would trot behind its master, is a ridiculous image (Report) Reply
Glen Kappy (6/5/2017 5:43:00 PM)

lovely in its simplicity, but huge in its hyperbole. -gk (Report) Reply
Rajnish Manga (6/5/2017 10:50:00 AM)

Lovely romantic musings in the backdrop of a soothing sea-shore scene. Thanks, Nizar. (Report) Reply
Anil Kumar Panda (6/5/2017 5:48:00 AM)

Very heart touching. Thanks for sharing. (Report) Reply
Nosheen Irfan (6/5/2017 3:14:00 AM)

Simply beautiful. The ecstasy of love described so well. (Report) Reply
Edward Kofi Louis (6/5/2017 2:41:00 AM)

Think of you. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. (Report) Reply
Bernard F. Asuncion (6/5/2017 12:56:00 AM)

Think of you...... thanks for posting..... (Report) Reply
A Tannir (5/17/2016 5:37:00 PM)

Is there a little bit of Pablo Neruda here? (Report) Reply
Barbara Kraemer (5/9/2009 2:59:00 PM)

how can anyone use words to go beyond words? but he does. (Report) Reply
S A (8/31/2008 1:28:00 AM)

The romance this poet convey in his poems is more the the ability of the heart to bear. (Report) Reply