Go to sleep
Poem by: Hayat Majeed Parkhi
Translated by: Karwan Kamil
Go to sleep in the pages of a book, which is quieter than my embrace
Go to sleep in a vase, you won’t be deprived of the scent of soil
Go to sleep in the palms of a leaves, you will be soaked by its dew
Sleep in a grail of wine, you will become intoxicated gradually
Sleep on the heart of a wave; you will be rocked gently
Sleep under the moonlight, It will wash you with its light
Sleep ion the sheaf of wheat, you won’t be deprived of its blessing
Sleep on the wings of a gull, I am writing on her beak “I love you”
If you sleep anywhere in the globe, it will be warmer than my embrace, my embrace is a frost
I don’t regret its melting, but I am fearful of your drwoning
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