Monday, September 29, 2014

When you arrived

When you arrived
there was fresh wind in your palm—
the aged air
in my house
cowered for a moment
and left without clothes.
I delved into the pockets
only to discover
a pinch of a sun
the color of my days
whispers of a dear one’s shadow
and a stolen sea.

October 2005
Tehran
Translated by Samvel Mkrtchyan

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