30 April 2013

WE COULD HAVE

WE COULD HAVE  
© Farouk Asvat  

We could have
Remained silent
Listened
To the nippy evening
Felt
Peachblossoms in our nostrils
Let the shimmering stars play
Upon the shimmering waters
Heard the echo
Of a faint cry in the distance
Before we fell off to sleep
In the wilderness.

We could have.


© farouk asvat

composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

We Could Have was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p36, 1982);
     Nous Aurions Pu: French translation by Jacques Alvares-Pereyre:
          (Revue Europe, Littératures d’Afrique du Sud, p8, April 1988);
     Botsotso 12 (Botsotso, Johannesburg, p59, 2002);
     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p48, 2007);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (30.04.2013);
     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);  
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p48, 2014).

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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology I Dream In Long Sentences by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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the anthology A Celebration Of Flames by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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the anthology The Time Of Our Lives by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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the anthology Bra Frooks … by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $7.50 & kindle @ only $5
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the SHORT STORIES The Paanies Are Coming by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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the collection of literary ESSAYS Weapons of Words by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

[] please check out my blogs @:





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NOUS AURIONS PU  

     French translation by © Jacques Alvarez-Pereyre  

Nous aurions pu
Nous taire
Ecouter
La fraîcheur du soir
Respirer
Le parfum des pêchers en fleurs
Regarder les étoiles briller
Sur les reflets luisants de l’eau
Entendre l’écho
D’un faible cri dans le lointain
Avant de nous endormir
Dans ce lieu désert

Nous aurions pu

     French translation by kind permission of © Jacques Alvarez-Pereyre  

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the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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23 April 2013

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

FIRST IMPRESSIONS  
© Farouk Asvat  

first love

from naïveté
to the bondage of your love
soaring me to cloud 'leventy-'leven,
until you freed me
and bonded me to my sorrow

    living

    living in a suitcase
    i live on fishan'chips
    getting used to
    not getting too used to people

medical student

a recorder
repeating minuities
upon a rosary
stuck to one endless groove

    reminiscence

    serene symphony
    providing simple chords
    for my medley of thoughts
    fading into a harmony
    dancing in my dreams

© farouk asvat

composed: 1972 - 1974 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid].

[] acknowledgements:
First Impressions was previously published in:
() First Love; Living; Medical Student; Reminiscence
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p25, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p25, 2007);
The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);
The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p25, 2014).
# composed: 1972 - 1974 (johannesburg, south africa under apartheid): 

() First Love:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p15, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p24, 2007);
# composed: 07.03.1974 (johannesburg, south africa under apartheid);
() Living:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p15, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p24, 2007);
# composed: 29.07.1974 (johannesburg, south africa under apartheid);
() Medical Student:
Shosholoza 1 (black thoughts publications, p19, august 1973);
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p15, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p24, 2007);
# composed: 07.10.1972 (johannesburg, south africa under apartheid);
() Reminiscence:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p15, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p24, 2007);
# composed: 14.01.1973 (johannesburg, south africa under apartheid).
___________________________________________________________________________    
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
___________________________________________________________________________    
[] please check out my blogs @:


[] please join me on:

___________________________________________________________________________    
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.
Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: in paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
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#first #love #living #medical #student #reminiscence


16 April 2013

TO AZANIA

TO AZANIA 
© Farouk Asvat 

My love, you took everything
Sapped my soul
Sucked my mind with your kisses
Left dust in the marrow
Acacia-thorn in the heart

And yet
I do not leave


© farouk asvat

composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

To Azania was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p38, 1982);
     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p49, 2007);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (16.04.2013);
     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p49, 2014).

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL The Gathering Of The Storm by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology I Dream In Long Sentences by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology A Celebration Of Flames by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology The Time Of Our Lives by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the anthology Bra Frooks … by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $7.50 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the SHORT STORIES The Paanies Are Coming by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
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[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the collection of literary ESSAYS Weapons of Words by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $10 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.

Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com

[] please check out my blogs @:





books by farouk asvat: www.faroukasvat-books.blogspot.com

[] also link up on:






amazon kindle author @ www.amazon.com/author/faroukasvat

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

#love #literature #fiction #novel #poetry #southafrica #apartheid #books #classics
#faroukasvat #weapons of words #comparative literature #literary criticism
#the time of our lives #to azania #azania

          www.amazon.com/author/faroukasvat 

09 April 2013

A LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS

A LOVE FOR ALL SEASONS  
© Farouk Asvat  

● a brief spring

     bursting into my life
     with complex trivialities
     you eased awhile
     (this turmoil)
     with homespun tales of delight

● an early autumn

     when you left
     there were teardrops
     a shimmering sunset
     and a smoky stillness of the electric sky

● a summer breeze?

     perchance
     weathered and seasoned
     we'll meet again
     spring blossom again
     mature into a lasting summer

● a long winter

     until then
     i'll be wrapped
     in winter warmth

© farouk asvat

composed: 1973 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid]

[] acknowledgements:
A Love For All Seasons was previously published in:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p25, 1982);
The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p25, 2007);
The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);
The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p25, 2014).
___________________________________________________________________________    
[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
___________________________________________________________________________     
[] please check out my blogs @:


[] please join me on:

___________________________________________________________________________    
© farouk asvat.  All rights reserved.
Farouk Asvat asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means whatsoever, or transmitted in any form or any means whatsoever, mechanical or electronic, including recording, printing, photocopying, or via any computerised means or media, including the internet.  This publication shall also not be stored in a retrieval system.  And the writing shall not be sold, lent, hired, resold or circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published,
without the prior permission of the author in writing.
Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
Reproduction of this work without permission, except for scholarly & nonprofit purposes,
is liable to a payment of 10, 000 ren men bi or US$ 1,500.

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: in paperback @ $15 & kindle @ only $5
[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

#love #literature #fiction #novel #poetry #southafrica #apartheid #books #classics
#faroukasvat #weapons #of #words #comparative #literature #literary #criticism
#the #time #of #our #lives #a #love #for #all #seasons