i wake,
relieve the weight of sleep and waste,
step into steam,
soap tracing circles
around the tender regions of routine.
brush teeth,
shave the stubble of another yesterday.
dress.
drive the known distance.
arrive.
......
The Angles of the Frame
A Poem by Rosa Jamali
Translated from original Persian into English by the Author
1
Many years have passed since that day,
I looked at my aged wrinkled face into the mirror
My secrets are revealed to the pebbles
And bulging sands of the seashore
Many years have passed since that day!
......
i wake,
relieve the weight of sleep and waste,
step into steam,
soap tracing circles
around the tender regions of routine.
brush teeth,
shave the stubble of another yesterday.
dress.
drive the known distance.
arrive.
......
The Angles of the Frame
A Poem by Rosa Jamali
Translated from original Persian into English by the Author
1
Many years have passed since that day,
I looked at my aged wrinkled face into the mirror
My secrets are revealed to the pebbles
And bulging sands of the seashore
Many years have passed since that day!
......