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Requiem For Nadia |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
"Even a mangy cur of the house barks now and then, but over the mouths of women cheaply had, there's a lock, a golden lock". (Excerpt from, "My Dark Flower" By Nadia Anjuman-Afghan poet (1980-2005) * Take comfort as much as one can, You who now wears deaths dark flower. You will bear no more, Pains crown of thorns; Inside the realm of Allah All is solace. Reach from heaven, gentle one, Touch the hands of gentle men Know the cur that growled is mongrel, His mind by ancient chains, attached to evil. I know this sort of inclement men, Their weather blows as raging storms, Across the every lands of earth; I weep, unlucky chance was drawn, In nearly touching isobars Above the place your mother pushed, And labored as she gave you birth. You tried to explain God in lines Of earthly experience- But now is time, to sing and dance with Rumi. Dervish with the saint, with him make-verse, In that sacred place, where practiced love Is not unique, but always common. Rhyme with him some fair ghazals You would have made, if life on earth Had given you much longer years, Please try with all your graceful heart To forget your husbands violence; May you take your rest in bliss... * * Yahoo News Tue Nov 8, 9:02 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan - Poet Nadia Anjuman was beaten to death, and her husband and mother have been arrested. The United Nations condemned the killing Tuesday as symptom of continuing violence against Afghan women four years after the fall of the Taliban. Nadia Anjuman — who was widely praised for her first book of poems, titled "Gule Dudi," or "My Dark Flower" — died Friday in a hospital in the western city of Herat after being beaten, said Nisar Ahmad Paikar, chief of the city's police crime unit. She was 25. |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
A beautiful emote; a tragic revelation... Friggin' people... Is there no hope...? -MVS You CAN make a difference, but first you should learn how: http://educate-yourself.org/intro.shtml |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 how incredibly sad!what a terrible tragic waste of a precious human heart and soul thank you for this tender write, Ford |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Ford~ 'her husband and mother have been arrested' My stars ... this simply shocked me to tears~ A lovely tribute you have given to the memory of a fine poetess~ Thank you~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
************************ a most gracious write the worlds a cesspool some days,aint it? ****************************************** the news comes on a morning when leaves shed like locks of the terminally ill, requiems play in the background and sunday sermons fall on the ears of the pretenders, only the naked tree may find some clarity in an uncluttered sky. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Oh..my..goodness. Thankyou for this. hugs, Chris Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
At least there’s this Oh gentle heart— With sixty nine others You won’t be as bothered To hear his desire Passing by your door |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Thank you for writing this, Ford. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ford, this is one of those poems that should have been blessed with a hanky icon... ~*~ But now is time, to sing and dance with Rumi. Dervish with the saint, with him make-verse, In that sacred place, where practiced love Is not unique, but always common. Rhyme with him some fair ghazals You would have made, if life on earth Had given you much longer years, Please try with all your graceful heart To forget your husbands violence; May you take your rest in bliss... ~*~ Yes, may this blessed person rest in peace... albeit her words and heart will live on to inspire others who will pick up her banner. Thank you. . |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
... May I just say thank you Ford. |
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crimson tear Member
since 2003-06-07
Posts 76Massachusetts |
this was excellent...that is exactly the reason we're over there to stop this kind of oppression of people. And exactly why i do what i do. excellent once again |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Thanking you all for your heartfelt replies... But also ask, please send praise to Nadias spirit... I first read some of Nadias poetry on the net, when her book first came out... It was mostly in Arabic, but there was one site that had English translations... When my computer messed up I lost those poems, and the url that posted some of her work....  I remember it as excellent..Now I can't even find her book on the net, I would like to buy it...If anyone knows of a source of purchase, please let me know... Peace to each, and all that you love.. ------------ice ><> |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice ice...James |
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