How It Rains in Damascus

by nouriguess   Oct 13, 2012


I guess I will taste so much salt
this year - our garden has withered since August
and at the lintel, I already see a sycamore
hung and screaming.
You're out there walking with an orange
leaf, miniatured
in death and nostalgia and death and
nights and death and death.
And our memories.

And that's all.

Today is one of those days that could
slip through my calendar without dressing in
black, I'm warm and full and
nibbling at a nectarine and children are fighting
outside. Everything is as motionless as
any of my writes
... except that it's raining.
(Or esta lloviendo, right?)
I remember our vows under
each raindrop; your eyes had the vulnerability
of a yacht flopping between
unknown rocks and my hands
tried to gather the dimensions of a forgotten
ocean in them.

My poetry had only spoken of your eyes
since then, they were beautiful. Sad
but beautiful.
Too beautiful to morph into a piece
of art, even though I was a Bohemian
painter by that time.

I guess we will taste so much salt from
now on, though the weather reporter
promised me it won't rain this Winter.

--

Just some rambling, might delete it in a few days.
Opinions and critiques are always appreciated. (:

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  • 12 years ago

    by Boy

    Wow.. good one my favorite lines are

    My poetry had only spoken of your eyes
    since then, they were beautiful. Sad
    but beautiful.
    Too beautiful to morph into a piece
    of art, even though I was a Bohemian
    painter by that time.

    very beautiful and real words.. but again it is a sad poem well written

  • 13 years ago

    by Sunshine

    Splendid, in ever way and every aspect. eveyrthing about this poem is awesome and outstanding. from word choice to emotions, ths is just one of the best poems ...the expressions SO special..a winner in my book.

    a poetess, indeed

  • 13 years ago

    by average thoughts

    I agree wid tara, utterly amazing.

  • 13 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Nour...If I could take this and comment on everything I would but its.not possible...
    It was utterly...is....utterly amazing...and obv if u wanna delete it...its your choice but I love the emotion...it just adds to you...its powerful and Im using too many..............'s (I forgotten there name) but I'm speechless and not just because I'm a complete wreck...it is just amazing.

  • 13 years ago

    by Decayed

    Haha, I swear I imagined Yaki doing what she said she will.

    Why delete this, sugar?

    It's so beautiful, so original, so well-built. And that was a stunning turn in the end.

    Keep Writing like this,,, you just drown me everytime mwah

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