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ibrahim nasrallah
omnia amin & rick london <trans.>

 
 

 

Eleven at night

Books for bringing on sleep,
a drizzle of sleep.
The little ones go on a daring hunt for dream-horses
and the lusty wind invades sails
and pounds the ships.
Fidgeting in a nearby bed
a woman yawns:
I am tired of this day, Hassan!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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