A fire crackles
A tray of nuts awaits
A book of poetry beckons
Inside, Hafez holds court
Wise and receiving
A bowl of pomegranate seeds winks
A candle burns bright and true
Mother’s quilt kind and soft
The long night outside
The Persian woman sits
Focused and hopeful
A prayer on her lips
The book warming her hands
The candle calling her close
The fire whispering her dreams
Mehr embracing her
As she opens the book
The long night outside
Wisdom said
Hopes expressed
Fears vanished
Tomorrow a beautiful image
Today a blissful addition
The Persian Winter looms
Warm and kind
Receiving and soothing
The long night outside.
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Nice
by jamshid on Tue Dec 02, 2008 07:44 PM PSTSimple, yet touching and expressive. This is the kind of poetry I enjoy reading.
Please don't post such poems during work week!
by Monda on Tue Dec 02, 2008 08:35 AM PSTReading this sends me full force to the memory of my Grandmother's korsi in Mahmoudieh, but I have no time to process my feelings! So it's like giving a child a favorite sweet, but giving her only few seconds to enjoy its flavor. Nazy joon, this makes a lovely weekend read so I'll read it again then but I give you my heartfelt appreciation in advance!
My Dear Friends:
by Nazy Kaviani on Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:24 PM PSTSharmandeh mifarmaeed! Thank you all so very much for your kind reactions. I took that picture! If you ever find your ways to these parts, I would be happy to seed some pomegranates for you.
Princess Jan, my spoon peeshkesh-e shoma!
His Majesty, Ala Jan, and sweet Bayramali Jan, can't wait to see you guys tomorrow night! No Persian winter's night is complete without a glass of Merlot! Thank you again.
کوتاه و زیبا
bayramaliMon Dec 01, 2008 10:00 PM PST
نازی عزیز
این قطعه شعر زیبای تو مرا پرت کرد به سالها دور.سالهایی که اکنون دیگر خیلی دور به نظر میرسند. آیین زیبای و دوست داشتنی شب یلدا. شبهای سرد و طولانی زمستان که عشق و صفا آنرا گرم می کرد.کرسی خانه مادربزرگ-آجیل شب یلدا. سرخی انارها و رنگ میوه های زمستانی.فال حافظی که پدربزرگ برایمان میگرفت. هرم مطبوعی که از بخاری دیواری روی صورت می نشست. نقش روی لحاف روی کرسی. مزه چای در سماور نفتی با آن صدای دلنشین قل قل وهمه چیزهای خوب که زیر غبار زمان مدفون شده اند
ممنون نازی جان از این شعر دلنشین که برای من مثل فلاش بکی تمامی ان خاطرات را زنده کرد
nazy jan
by bajenaghe naghi on Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:16 PM PSTthis is such a beautifull poem. merci. and a nice picture to dahanam ab oftad.
WOW
by Alahazrat Hajagha on Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:05 PM PSTI really loved it Nazy jan. It is very original and it came from ur heart. I think this was the best post I have seen in long time in blog section of Iranian.com. Absolutely beautiful.
Nazy Jaan
by ebi amirhosseini on Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:56 AM PSTLovely,made me feel homesick for gatherings around my grandma's Korsi (as dear Orang remembered his grandpa's).So sweet as the red pomegranates we used to eat by the Korsi!.
Sepaas
Sepass
Dear Azadeh, Orang, and Princess
by Nazy Kaviani on Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:51 AM PSTThank you so very much. Coming from you, these compliments are particularly meaningful.
I was a child of Tehran's long, white winters and I have most certainly experienced the Korsi! I went to someone's house in DC a few years ago and he had a Korsi! It's not that hard to set up, but I think what is really hard to re-create is the joy and the feelings of all those people under the Korsi, the kids, the elders, and everyone else.
Those memories are what I call my Persian Winter, even when I don't live in Iran anymore. Thanks again!
PS:
by Princess on Mon Dec 01, 2008 04:52 AM PST... and I LOVE the spoon in the cover photo!
Proustian poetry...
by Princess on Mon Dec 01, 2008 04:44 AM PSTNazy jan, lovey as always! I physically felt the warmth and cosiness of your words. Thank you.
I miss Korsi !...
by Orang Gholikhani on Mon Dec 01, 2008 01:30 AM PSTI loved your poem which made me travel in my memory. I miss my grand father Korsi. Young people they didn't know more what it is a Korsi in a long night.
Yalda night is coming and make me melencoli as usual.
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Ghorbanat.
The long night outside
by Azadeh Azad on Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:09 AM PSTAbsolutely beautiful, dear Nazy. Thanks.
Azadeh
And he said...
by Nazy Kaviani on Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:48 PM PSTمن ترک عشق شاهد و ساغر نمي کنم
صد بار توبه کردم و ديگر نمي کنم
باغ بهشت و سايه طوبی و قصر و حور
با خاک کوی دوست برابر نمي کنم
تلقين و درس اهل نظر يک اشارت است
گفتم کنايتی و مکرر نمي کنم
هرگز نميشود ز سر خود خبر مرا
تا در ميان ميکده سر بر نميکنم
ناصح به طعن گفت که رو ترک عشق کن
محتاج جنگ نيست برادر نمي کنم
اين تقويم تمام که با شاهدان شهر
ناز و کرشمه بر سر منبر نمي کنم
حافظ جناب پير مغان جای دولت است
من ترک خاک بوسی اين در نمي کنم