29 March 2016

ALTHOUGH

ALTHOUGH 
© Farouk Asvat 

Although it was a day of happiness
There was a sadness in the air:

Although it was a wedding
It was a parting

Although it was a coming together
It was a going away

Although it was a gain
It was a loss of freedom


© farouk asvat

composed: 28.04.1993 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:
Although was previously published in:
     Goodreads (17.01.2013, February 2013).
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p70, 2015).
[§] 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)

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22 March 2016

I DID NOT WANT YOU

I DID NOT WANT YOU
© Farouk Asvat

I did not want you
to leave your world
to come to me.

I could not
leave my world
to come to you.

You did not want
to leave your world
to come to me.

Now I want
to leave my world
to come to you.

But you do not want me
to leave my world
to come to you.

     If only I were not afraid
     of losing you then
     because I did not want to know
     the pain of being with you

     If only you were not afraid
     of receiving me now
     because you do not want to know
     the pain of having me


© farouk asvat

composed: 16.06.1993 (04h00) [04.12.2011] [johannesburg, south Africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:
I Did Not Want You was previously published in:
     Goodreads (usa, 06.06.2012, July 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p69, 2015).
[§] 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:

___________________________________________________________________________  
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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,
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Permission to publish or reproduce the writings in any format can be obtained from the author.
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15 March 2016

ALL THAT I HELD IN MY BLOOD

ALL THAT I HELD IN MY BLOOD
© Farouk Asvat

All that I held in my blood
Is dust
     smoke
     air
         ?

But still
I want to see
You
- Not silhouettes -
In the light

Because
After all
My life
Does not hang
                       ¿


© farouk asvat

composed: 12.02.1991 [johannesburg, south africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

All That I Held In My Blood was previously published in:
     requiem magazine (usa, vol 1, #1, January 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p68, 2015).
___________________________________________________________________________  
[§] 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,
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08 March 2016

THE ZIONIST WALL

THE ZIONIST WALL  
© Farouk Asvat  

The Zionist Wall is a living thing:
It brings death to the people of Palestine
     It comes with soldiers
     That massacre grandfathers in the streets
     It comes with bulldozers
     That destroy grandmothers in their homes

The Zionist Wall is a breathing thing:
It brings death to the Muslims of Palestine
     It comes with tanks
     That blast fathers to kingdom come
     It comes with white phosphorous
     That burns mothers to a living hell

The Zionist Wall is a living thing:
It brings death to the people of Palestine
     It comes with living clusters
     That kill children in the fields
     It comes with active uranium
     That contaminates babies in their prams

The Zionist Wall is a breathing thing:
It brings destruction to the Christians of Palestine
     It consumes orange trees and olive branches
     It slithers into crèches and clinics
     It slides into homes and orchards
     It destroys lives and livelihoods

The Zionist Wall is not a dead thing:
It brings death to the people of Palestine.
     It comes with helicopter gunships
     That shoot children playing in the streets
     It comes with military aircrafts
     That bomb mothers praying in their homes

The Zionist Wall is not a dead thing:
It brings death to the Jews of Israel.
     It comes with sacrificial bombers
     Who blow up buses and restaurants
     It comes with suicidal martyrs
     Who obliterate school children and rabbis

The Zionist Wall is not a dead thing:
It brings death to the people of Israel.
     It shoots down ambulances and schools by day
     It blows up shops and hospitals by night
     It comes with dreams of paradise and virgins
     It leaves behind orphans and widows

The Zionist Wall is a weeping wall:
     Those who lived and died in concentration camps
     Now create concentration camps
     For the living and the dead

The Zionist Wall is a weeping wall:
     Those who died and survived a holocaust
     Now create a holocaust
     For the living and the dead

The Zionist Wall is a wailing wall
     For the living and the dead of Palestine

The Zionist Wall is a wailing wall
     For the living and the dead of Israel

The Zionist Wall is a wailing wall
     For the living and the dead of the world


© farouk asvat

● "I enjoyed your beautiful and heartfelt poems, especially "The Zionist Wall"." 
     § Ramzy Baroud 

composed: 17.01.2009 [johannesburg, south africa under new apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:
The Zionist Wall was previously published in:
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p64, 2015);
     https://richardfalk.org/ (global justice in the 21st century) (09.03.2016).
___________________________________________________________________________  
[§] 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.

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01 March 2016

ROCKS!

ROCKS! 
© Farouk Asvat 

There are rocks that weep
streaming down mountainsides
There are rocks that tremble
quivering in the centre of earthquakes
There are rocks that melt
exploding in the mouth of volcanoes
There are rocks that sing
Gurgling down rapids of delight

     But there is nothing as hard as the human heart.

     There are no earthquakes of the heart
     No volcanoes of the blood
     No quaking of the ventricles
     No quivering of the strings

     The human heart is
     Harder than granite
     Heavier than mountains
     Flimsier than gossamer
     As precarious as the web

     It has the stamp of ignorance
     The spirit of barrenness
     The seal of a coward
     And the soul of a miser


© farouk asvat

composed: 14.04.2009 [johannesburg, south africa].

[] Acknowledgements:
Rocks! was previously published in:
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p63, 2015).
[§] 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.

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