SPRINGS

Autobiography  book by Anwer Ghani

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A CEDAR TREE

Oh, Cedar, how many aspirants loved you and the immortal Gilgamesh knew how to write you a poem. I am from the distant cities, where the sun is without robe and no eyes, only a story of waiting and something of an ancient fragrant. I am an old traveler, I learned the trip by accident. I also tell you that I am a small sailor and inherited the sea song from my grandparents. The hard wave I will know its desire. I will know it, and I will keep a little silent, so I may remember something. Yes, I will wait as a cedar tree overflows with returnees.

A COLD MESSAGE

The word has a thousand wings full of fear. How can I see? Love of the Earth is not enough; complete freedom is required. Yes, when it comes time for the paving to shake, to walk barefoot, I will collect my breath like a bouquet of flowers smiling for the near future. Here, the word freezes, you need another poetry, a body that trembles. My words are cool message, thorns permeate me; I multiply in the fields of language as a harsh tent, I am still powerless; the language is looking for new sailors. No, the sun is not enough to symbolize freedom and the distances persecute me; I am still stuck to the ground. My words feel cold and my limbs are freezing like trains inhabited by snow travelers.

WARM MOMENTS ART BY ANWER GHANI

FAME

It was a coincidence when I met that famous man. I mean, very famous and very empty. He is not from Hilla and does not work in my grandfather's fields, so he is famous. He is known by his distinguished and surprising name, because surprise and strangeness are something inherent in this civilization. They are looking for fame at any cost, and looking for strangeness and excitement at any cost. But I don't know why sometimes when I hear their names, I remember blown cars, I mean empty souls. They are famous and empty, made with false and artificial influences. Fame is not an Iraqi citizen and Euphrates does not know it because it speaks fluently about beautifying for everything that's really ugly.