Shifteh Ansari
26-Nov-2009
Mana Neyestani's latest cartoon on Zamaneh >>>

POETRY

On the way back from a funeral

For Shahram Sheydai (1346-1388)

26-Nov-2009
The straw man
reduced and thin
smokes a cigar
gobbles down a cup of soup
spits and lives
lost a limb to a bomb
his stomach to cancer
his right eye to a stray bullet >>>

POETRY

Candlelight
26-Nov-2009 (2 comments)
One night in the darkness of his pain
Said butterfly to the candle flame
I come to you
From near or far
You burn the velvet of my wings
I love you still >>>
Passing Through
26-Nov-2009 (15 comments)
I have been fortunate to have been engaged in a number of very interesting discussions in my last three (3) blogs. I would like to ask you to please participate in this one also>>>