The minarets raise themselves,
High above the modern city,
Of a land full of history,
As civilizations clashed,
For power and leadership,
As blood dropped everywhere,
For an ummah of nobility,
Lives have been lost,
For the sake of others,
As I sail swiftly on this ship,
Among the hushing waves of peace,
From Asia to Europe,
I glance all around,
To the Topkapi Palace,
And the holy mosques,
I feel a feeling of empowerment,
Honour and Fascination,
For the beauty of perfect harmony.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
If you tend to believe romantic, passionate, masculine poetry is a thing of past eras, read "She Intrigues Me," and be swept away in the beautiful craft of a contemporary poet of love.
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