Esther

In the night, a candle's gleam, natarsid,
In the morning, a sunbeam, natarsid.

A million raindrops and a million tears,
United, form an unstoppable stream, natarsid.

Time, tide, or flood destroys the sand castle,
An inherently unstable regime, natarsid.

A mute or flute-playing mermaid, a song, a kiss,
Some things are other than they seem, natarsid.

Cold bodies, silenced voices leave behind
An irrepressible spirit, an undying scream, "Natarsid!"

Why paint the world green? Because we all shall wake,
We all shall see the color we dream, natarsid.

Shame, Sufiya Z., shame, lest we forget,
Ma hame ba ham hastim, natarsid.