11 August 2015

THE VASE


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     E     V                                           O                   V
   H           A                                   R                     A
T                    S                          A                      T
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             I have given all my flowers away.
                    My heart is like a vase               
                       Brittle and cracked                 
                      Holding life together               

© Farouk Asvat 

composed: 30.05.2001 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

the vase  was previously published in:
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p18, 2015).
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[§] 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
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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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