DO NOT ASK FOREVER, LOVE

DO NOT ASK FOREVER, LOVE  

© Farouk Asvat  

Bombs falling in the evening

Rape screaming in the night

Bodies falling in the morning

Hunger creeping in the day

Fear arriving in the youngster

Fragrant paper waiting in the drawer

Queen-of-the-night wilting in the vase

Cold bullets waiting in my hand

Is all I have, my love

© farouk asvat

composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p90, 1982);

     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p78, 2007);

     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (25.12.2012);

     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);

     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p78, 2014).

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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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MOSAIC

MOSAIC 

© Farouk Asvat 

●

Here, in the city of towers

In the land of midnight statements

Among the bluegums and minedumps

Here, it is the silence of the jungle.

     ●

     I lean against cold marble pillars

     In the foyer of the magistrates' court

     While Vuyi waits for the verdict

     His solitary confinement mind

     Not taking in the jargon.

●

Here in the peninsula of the Khoi

Again, the seasons are out of touch:

Our lives are yesterday-today-tomorrows

That bloom in the spring that comes before winter.

     ●

     NhuNhu, unknown and unmourned,

     Took his life

     Tied it up in a shoestring

     Hung it from the prisonrail.

●

Our lives are not our own

Here in the land of the mielie farmer

For cattle are easily bound and slaughtered

Laughter and tears go unnoticed.

     ●

     I was not born with a switchblade in my hand;

     I had to learn the rhythm of the streets:

     Western is too fast with its guns,

     The whiteman too calculated with his dealings.

●

Apartheid has done its work.

Soweto, shrouded in smoke,

Raises its Black fists against the sky;

And I, somewhere inbetween,

Raise mine here in the city:

Half-defiant, half-angry.

     ●

     We live in interesting times.

     And in the nature of this curse

     We gallivant with death

     We make ancestors of young men

     We make heroes of dead men

●

Zanempilo, the bringer of health,

Is also the bringer of death.

Malusi's rolling laughter

And Biko's spirit lives here.

© farouk asvat

composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

Mosaic was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p73, 1982);

     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p79, 2007);

     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (18.12.2012);

     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);

     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p79, 2014).

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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,

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

[] please check out my blogs @:

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weapons of words: www.faroukasvat-viewpoint.blogspot.com

piquante: www.faroukasvat-piquant.blogspot.com

piqued: www.faroukasvat-piqued.blogspot.com

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THE DARK SEA

THE DARK SEA  

© Farouk Asvat  

In the lounge

A deepak flutters

And incense burns

To the strange gods

Of my youth

In the backyard

Grey smoke, grey rain,

And orange flames

Devour nostalgia

In a bonfire of sentiments

The wind is wet.

In the melancholy of the shadows

The moist timber glistens

In the dark

In the first light of night

I lie down

Waiting for the first touch,

Anticipating:

A solitary star,

A world of whirling clouds

     The sea is dark

     And your eyes are darker still,

     Hiding everything.

          Looking over your shoulder,

          The sea glistens with moonlight

          Sand stings in the wind;

          Holding you,

          A world of whirling clouds,

          I remember worlds gone by,

          Loneliness and loves ended,

          A blossom of jacaranda

          Falling quietly in the breast.

© farouk asvat

composed: 1985 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid ]

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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 (literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle

@ https://www.amazon.com/author/faroukasvat

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¨ A CELEBRATION OF FLAMES by FAROUK ASVAT

               § WINNER OF THE VITA AWARD

""A Celebration of Flames" is a powerful, impassioned call. The sanity and courage of this collection arises from the poet's unique experiential perceptions of his milieu, making him one of the few who can write about these traumatic times with such lucidity and lyricism. The strength of Farouk Asvat's poetry lies in the way he intertwines the complex elements of social and political conflicts with intense personal relationships. The wide tonal range extends from sensual and delicate insights into the nature of passion to the satiric and humorous use of slang."

● Vita Award citation

"Like hesitating snowflakes his words are fascinating in their capricious wilfulness - like unexpected strokes of a whip."

● Susanne Baackmann, University Of Albuquerque, USA

"His love poetry soars with an intense sensitivity, it celebrates lyrically the joys of a most exquisite sensuousness."

● Marcia Leveson, University Of The Witwatersrand, The Indicator

""A Celebration of Flames" (is) a powerful, impassioned call.  I admire the sanity and courage of this.  Your position and perception make you one of the few who can write on this subject without obscenity."

● Lionel Abrahams, editor Purple Renoster & Sesame

"The legend of poet extraordinaire Farouk Asvat: - like vintage wine, proper poetry matures with time, and like vintage art the voice and wisdom of a poet worth the name is timeless."

● Mphutlane wa Bofelo, kagablog

"you almost catch your breath at some of the stanzas - you can re-read it several times and be struck by new ideas, metaphors, elegiac surprises, and the heartfelt poignancy "

● Aggrey Klaaste, editor Sowetan

"Out of an angry silence, a polished poet is born."

● Anton Harber, editor Weekly Mail

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● DE DONKERE ZEE 

     Dutch translation by © Irene Scheltes 

Op het erf

Grijze rook, grijze regen,

En oranje vlammen

Nostalgie verterend

In een vreugdevuur van gevoelens

In de salon

Fladdert een deepak

En wierook brandt

Voor vreemde goden

Van mijn vriend

De wind is vochtig

In de melancholie der schaduwen

Glans t het natte hout

En ik lig

In het eerste licht van de nacht

Voor de eerste aanraking,

Vooruitziend,

Een eenzame ster

Een wereld van woelende wolken:

     De zee is donker

     En je ogen donkerder

     Alles verbergend

          Als ik over je heen kijk

          Glinstert de zee in het maanlicht,

          Zand striemt door de wind.

          Nu ik je vasthoud,

          Een wereld van werv'lende wolken,

          Ik herinner mij hoe werelden vergingen

          Eenzaamheid en vervlogen liefdes

          En een bloesem van de jaracanda

          Valt zacht jes in in mijn borst.

     Dutch translation by kind permission of © Irene Scheltes  

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● Η ΣΚΟΤΕΙΝΗ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ 

     Greek translation by © Paulos Ioannou 

Στο σαλόνι

Η λάμπα πεταρίζει

Και ο θυμιατός καίει

Στους παράξενους θεούς

Της νιότης μου

Στην πίσω αυλή

Γκρίζος καπνός, γκρίζα βροχή

Και πορτοκαλί φλόγες

Καταβροχθίζουν τη νοσταλγία

Σε μια φωτιά συναισθημάτων

Ο άνεμος είναι υγρός.

Στη μελαγχολία των σκιών

Το υγρό ξύλο αστράφτει

Στο σκοτάδι

Με το πρώτο φως της νύχτας Ξαπλώνω

Αναμονή για το πρώτο άγγιγμα,

Προσδοκώντας:

Ένα μοναχικό αστέρι,

Ένα κόσμο με περιστρεφόμενα

σύννεφα

     Η θάλασσα είναι σκοτεινή

     Και τα μάτια σου είναι  ακόμα πιο σκοτεινά,

     Κρύβουν τα πάντα.

          Κοιτάζοντας πάνω από τον ώμο σου,

          Η θάλασσα λάμπει με το φως του φεγγαριού

          Η άμμος τσιμπάει στον άνεμο.

          Κρατώντας σε,

          Ένας κόσμος με σύννεφα που στροβιλίζουν,

          Θυμάμαι κόσμους που πέρασαν,

          Τελείωσαν μοναξιά κι έρωτες,

          Ένα ευωδιαστό άνθος γιακαράντα

          Να πέφτει ήσυχα στο στήθος.

     Greek translation by kind permission of © Paulos Ioannou

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[] acknowledgements:

The Dark Sea was previously published in:

A Celebration Of Flames (donker, p40, 1987);

A Celebration of Flames (heller fund, uc berkeley, usa, p33, 1988);

De Donkere Zee: Dutch translation by Irene Scheltes (1989);

Η ΣΚΟΤΕΙΝΗ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ : Greek translation by © Paulos Ioannou (2022);

A Celebration Of Flames (piquant publications, p54, 2007);

https://faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-dark-sea.html (11.12.2012);

A Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014);

A Celebration Of Flames (amazon paperback, p54, 2014).

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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 yuan (ren men bi) or US$1,500.

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● BE A REVOLUTIONARY!

"Remember that the highest rank that the human species can reach is to be a revolutionary."

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"Always be a poet, even in prose.''

● Charles Baudelaire

"Read ten thousand books, and your pen will be guided as if by the gods."

● Ancient Chinese Proverb

OUR SEASON OF ANOMY

OUR SEASON OF ANOMY 

© Farouk Asvat 

     after Wole Soyinka

When the rains came

The fires were burning inside us.

This was no downpour,

The blessing of our lives.

This was white-hot, searing.

And what shield was this?

Our puny Black fists;

Or the hardened earth

That once gave us sustenance,

Ripe only to receive

Our young bodies

© farouk asvat

composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

Our Season Of Anomy was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p77, 1982);

     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p81, 2007);

     The Indicator (Caxton, p27, 27-31.05.1986);

     www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (04.12.2012);

     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014);

     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon paperback, p81, 2014).

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the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat

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the anthology I Dream In Long Sentences by Farouk Asvat

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the anthology The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs by Farouk Asvat

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the anthology The Time Of Our Lives by Farouk Asvat

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the anthology Bra Frooks … by Farouk Asvat

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the SHORT STORIES The Paanies Are Coming by Farouk Asvat

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the collection of literary ESSAYS Weapons of Words by Farouk Asvat

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the NOVEL Sadness In The House Of Love by Farouk Asvat

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