Biography of a Dream

============================= Biography of A Dream Arabic Poem by: Abdulsadah Al-Basri Translated into English by: Inaam Al-Hashimi (Gold_N_Silk) ============================= At... The end of the first decade Of the twentieth century The sun bathed in my father’s eyes He kept flirting with her And flirting.. to draw a dream on her silken rays A dream accompanied him all his life. In the fourth decade He got married To build a nest in the heart of the countryside, Then begot a little bird Two And three Taught them how to fly with love Over the waves of the river And how to long for the bread Baked in the outdoors tandoor But .. In the eighth decade of the same century He departed overwhelmed by grief Over a dream That would never come true Never Never Never!!! -------------- Translated into English by: Em. Prof. Inaam Al-Hashimi * Abdulsadah Al-Basri is a poet from Iraq