thoughts of you
like scattered clouds
drift endlessly
across my mind
love poem
from a line by Yu Xuanji
eyes brimming and shining
you there
before me
words fall helplessly
at your feet
my heart
for you
my overflowing heart
following Tu Mu
thousands of miles
moonlight sunshine
mists clouds
across oceans
down city streets
the path the heart takes
coming home
lady of my thoughts
as you are
stay as you are
till we meet
again
then
be as you are
when love comes calling: for Altynai & Serkan Polat
two hearts
melt
into one
when love
comes calling
in your arms
holding onto you
a life jacket
losing myself
in your arms
what passes for love
to think of you
even when I am with you
this is what passes for love
in my heart
what is in my heart
flowers
as a gift
only hint at
what is in
my heart
Egyptian love poem 2
There are flowers of Zait in the garden.
I cut and bind flowers for you,
Making a garland,
And when you get drunk
And lie down to sleep it off,
I am the one who bathes the dust from your feet.
translated by Ezra Pound & Noel Stock
Egyptian love poem 1
I find my love fishing
His feet in the shallows.
We have breakfast together,
And drink beer.
I offer him the magic of my thighs
He is caught in the spell.
translated by Ezra Pound & Noel Stock