15 May 2012

AUTUMN

AUTUMN  
© Farouk Asvat  

Winter comes dancing
Swirling brownpaper leaves
On the rainy tarmac
Reflecting traffic lights
With a hint of mist and cold
In the warmth of the evening sun
Where sycamores stand naked
And workers huddle past
Engrossed in their overcoats


© farouk asvat

composed: 1986 [Mayfair, Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

Autumn was previously published in:

     A Celebration Of Flames (donker, p26, 1987);
     Herfst: Dutch translation by Irene Scheltes (1989);
     Screens And Tasted Parallels 2 (Palo Alto, USA, p11, 1990);
     Sesame 14 (Renoster Books, p3, Autumn 1991);
     A Celebration Of Flames (piquant publications, p31, 2007);
     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (15.05.2012);
     A Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014);
     A Celebration Of Flames (amazon paperback, p31, 2014).
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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)
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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HERFST  
© Farouk Asvat  

     Dutch translation by © Irene Scheltes  

De winter komt aandansen
Laat bruinpapieren bladeren dwarrelen
Op het natte asfalt
Dat verkeerslichten weerkaatst
Met een zweem van mist en kou
In de warme avond zon
Waar esdoorns in hun naaktheid staan
En werkers opeengepakt passeren
Weggedoken in hun jas

     Dutch translation by kind permission of © Irene Scheltes  

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