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Слушать(AI)I Conquer The World With Words
I conquer the world with words,conquer the mother tongue,verbs, nouns, syntax.
I sweep away the beginning of thingsand with a new languagethat has the music of water the message of fireI light the coming ageand stop time in your eyesand wipe away the linethat separatestime from this single moment.
Nizar Qabbani
Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani (21 March 1923 – 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat, poet, writer and publisher. His poetic style combines simplicity and
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Language
When a man is in lovehow can he use old words Should a womandesiring her loverlie down withgrammarians and linguists I said nothingto the woman I lovedbut gatheredlove's adjectives into a suitcaseand fled from all languages
Light Is More Important Than The Lantern
Light is more important than the lantern, The poem more important than the notebook, And the kiss more important than the lips My letters to
Clarification To My Poetry-Readers
And of me say the fools: I entered the lodges of women And never left And they call for my hanging, Because about the matters of my beloved I, poetry, compose
Verse
The old word is dead The old books are dead Our speech with holes like worn-out shoes is dead Dead is the mind that led to
