Sassan Tabatabai
Janevaran

حیوانات, Persian: “animals”

 

     the ponderous whale
not ponderous to the whale
     weightless in water

* * *

     revealed to the bee
what’s been hidden from the man
     secret to honey

* * *

     the blind earthen worm
overjoyed by the cool mud
     knows nothing of silk

* * *

     in the garden green
the nightingale sings its song
     the red rose blushes

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