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Samarqand aljabiri

4/14/2014

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Born in 1973, Bagdad- Iraq, graduated from fine arts college, member of Iraqi Union of Writers, and member of Journalists Syndicate. she was awarded many local and Arabic prizes like the Shariqa prize 2007 for her collection (heartprints). she published a short stories' collection and another poetry book in early 1997 (Twenty

i'm the corpse

being the corpse, I did your shopping

In the cold, I made bread alone

and alone

spent the dawn shivering in the kitchen

neglected my life

awaiting your words of scorn

what do you await?

I'm the corpse...

I washed your dirty dishes and whispers

and helped this youngster with his homework

I taught that young lady some stitches

and with all this...there are other things

I can simply stretch out my hand under cold running water

and dream of your warmth

having infinite joys,

growing around the washing basin

I smile

and as a corpse also...

sadly stand to iron garments

still...

there is much to be

I can wring myself along with clothing I'd spread

imagining a fading age with no compliment

then I smile.

  POEM BY :SAMARQAND ALJABIRRI 

  TRANSLATED BY: AMAL IBRAHIM
                                                             kindly revised by George Szirtes





CommentsGhareeb Iskander (gareebiskander@yahoo.com)01/04/2014 2:27am

Well done. Excellent job.



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