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Bright Stars
Bright stars, why do they disappear?What happened to me, everybody asks.Searching for myself, I’m wandering around.Why am I nowhere to be found? Seeking myself, on these paths.Not sure why, i feel I’m drifting away Why do all dreams shatter?Why do they part their ways? What happened, did you ever pause to think?Who am I, and…
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When We Walked Together
For a long while I walkedwith you by my sideonly to realizethat our paths will never cross Enjoy the viewmy friendthis is allyou will ever have
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Even Though You’re Upset
How shall we explainTo the worldThe reason for our parting? Even though you’re upsetWith meFor the sake of everyone askingCome back Our grievances apartIf only to tormentMy heartCome back Even though we’re notAs close as beforeStill sometimeIf only for the sake of customCome back Admittedly hiding loveIs loveSomeday secretlyTo proclaim your loveCome back Come backIf…
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The Sun Never Says
EvenAfterAll this timeThe sun never says to the earth, “You oweMe.” LookWhat happensWith love like that,It lights theWholeSky. Poem by Hafiz. Translation by Daniel Ladinsky
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My Heart Sinks (whenever I remember my beloved) Part 2
When he sulked, time sulked, the whole universe sulkedWhat can I say, I have no words, this parting has beaten me downMaybe he forgot my memories, but who can forget him? My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved How do I console my heart, I can’t bear the lonelinessThis is what I got in…
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The Tango
There’s something wonderfully fascinating about trees that draws me in. And keeps me there.Something mysterious, yet oddly familiar. Their immobility, but through the will of nature’s elements.Their submissiveness and flexibility, yet strong rooted resolve. Their self-sacrificing nature, always sheltering, shading, protecting. Their power of renewal, through a never-ending cycle of the seasons. Their beauty, as…
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My Heart Sinks (Whenever I Remember my Beloved)
My heart sinks whenever I remember my belovedMy dearest lives far away, would someone bring him back? My heart sinks whenever I remember my beloved My heart’s desire is not with me, with whom shall I talk? To me, nobody is like him, to whom shall I open my heart? I keep begging but I…
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I am Alone
There was a world far away, in which you and I lived. Walking on the paths of our dreams, I said to you, I admit, I am in love. If this is not love, what is it? I am alone, I am alone, I am alone. Without you, I am alone Your innocence, your laughter.…
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