Onsori
Who came to me? She did. And when? At dawn.
Afraid of whom? An enemy. Who is...? Her father.
I kissed her twice. Where? On the lips. The lips?
Say rubies rather. And they were? As sweet as sugar.
"Borrowed Ware: Medieval
Persian Epigrams"
Translated by Dick Davis
Persian calligraphy by Amir Hossein Tabnak
1997, Mage Publishers
Copyright © 1997 Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form.
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