25 August 2015

duende

duende
     those who are possessed by the spirit
          • lorca
© Farouk Asvat
     for pablo neruda, pablo picasso & lang lang

There are pianists
Who play Brick by Brick
There are painters
Who paint Block by Block
There are poets
Who compose Rock by Rock

and

     pianists
     who let oceans explode
     painters
     who let rivers cascade
     poets
     who let birds sashay


© farouk asvat 

composed: 16.06.2009 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid]. 

[] Acknowledgements:

duende was previously published in:
     Goodreads (usa, 21.08.2012, September 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p20, 2015).
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<> blog archive: (25.08.2015)
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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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© 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.

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

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18 August 2015

blue poetry

blue poetry 
© Farouk Asvat 
     Estes reino del dolor
          • Lorca

This is the kingdom of sorrow
In a sea of erotic despair:
 
The graceful sorrow
That inspires poems
Is so blue.

And the blues keep teasing me
     Joyful shadows
          Haunting me
     Hanging around
          Like an old cloak
Dragged around
     On a hot day

Why are you so blue,
     When the sky
     Is a perfect blue?

     I asked the muse
     On the street corner

But he was silent
While his saxophone moaned


© farouk asvat

composed: 24.06.1990 (17.06.1992) [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].

[] Acknowledgements:

blue poetry was previously published in:
     Goodreads (usa, 14.03.2012, April 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p19, 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.
farouk asvat can be contacted at: farouk.asvat@gmail.com
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11 August 2015

THE VASE


                                                                 K        A
                                                               U            S
     E     V                                           O                   V
   H           A                                   R                     A
T                    S                          A                      T
                         E                    F
             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).
___________________________________________________________________________
<> blog archive: 11.08.2015
___________________________________________________________________________
[§] 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.

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

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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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04 August 2015

THE AUTUMNAL SOUNDS OF THE VIOLA

THE AUTUMNAL SOUNDS OF THE VIOLA 
© Farouk Asvat 

Black is the orchestra.

The autumnal sounds of the viola
Sound strange:

The season has forgotten to disrobe,
Keeping her chocolate wrappers for another day.

'Winter does not stay long,' I muse,
As it caresses my brain with its icy breath.

     It is evening all afternoon
     And spring is slow in coming
     Like all the years of our lives: 

© farouk asvat 

composed: 22.12.1990 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid].

 [] Acknowledgements:

 The Autumnal Sounds Of The Viola  was previously published in:
      Goodreads (usa, 24.07.2012, August 2012);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (kindle, 2015);
     I Dream In Long Sentences (amazon paperback, p17, 2015).
___________________________________________________________________________
<> blog archive: 04.08.2015 ___________________________________________________________________________
[§] 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. 

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

[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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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#love #literature #fiction #novel #poetry #southafrica #apartheid #books #classics
#faroukasvat #weapons #of #words #comparative #literature #literary #criticism
#dream #long #sentences #autumnal #sounds #viola


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