TO THE QUINTESSENCE OF CLAY
© Farouk Asvat
I
cannot show you
The
spectral gardens
That
were not meant for you
The
signs that barred us from the world
I
cannot show you the buckshot
That
would have shattered your chest
But
can you see
The
rusted chains
That
lie in my heart
Like
an anchor
That
makes me want you
To
stay free
Sailing
as an atom and a light
Upon
the winds of the universe
But
still
I
know
You
will come
To
partake in this laughter
©
farouk asvat
[]
composed: 09.06.1985 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].
[] Acknowledgements:
To The
Quintessence Of Clay
was previously published in:
Sesame 15 (Renoster Books,
Johannesburg, p23, Autumn 1992);
A Writer In Stone: sa writers celebrate lionel abraham's 70th birthday
ed G Friedman & R
Blumenthal (David Philip, Cape Town, p183, 1998);
A Celebration Of Flames (piquant publications, p37, 2007);
A Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014);
A Celebration Of Flames (paperback, p39, 2014)
Man We did create from a quintessence (of
clay)
•
Qur'an 23:12 (the A. Yusuf Ali translation, Lahore, 1934).
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● Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
● The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
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● The Wind Still Sings Sad
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● 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 &
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