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Positions: Part One

Positions: Part One
Arabic Poem by: Bushra Al-Bustani
Translated into English by:
Inaam Al-Hashimi (Gold_N_Silk)
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The Position of Secrets
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Tonight we are alone
 You and I, and a single goblet.
 
Tonight we are alone
Like the moaning of mountains,  
My aching takes me to you.
 
Tonight we are alone
I will give you the puzzle, 
And you give me the glimmer of your forearms.
 
Tonight we are alone
I will give you all the rest of me, 
And you give me a pomegranate blossom.
 
Tonight we are alone
 I will give you the secrets,
 And you give me the keys.
 
Tonight we are alone
We shall be lost together
In a universe, that has lost the way.
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 The Position of Sharing
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At night, they share positions 
She gives him the position of the light
And settles in the wave.
 
At the twilight, they share the flowers 
She gives him the flowers of love
And lives in passion.

In the morning, they share the trees 
She gives him the fruitful trees 
And takes the ornamental shrubs.
 
Who said joy is stupid?
Joy is a sea that hides its treasures
And waves in the laughter of a spring sun
Just like his smile waves in the glimmer of her eyes.
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The Position of Resurrection
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It is not love
Nor it is an illusion of love,
Not fondness or a dazzle,
Not a glimmer or a gasp of panic,
Not a sin or a fancy romp,
It is resurrection 
Uprooting the universe of its dormancy,
Repeatedly, with fascination.
 
Between the bed and your forearms,
 Between an approaching sofa and another rolling away
 Between fingers and fire
There is a wound the ages failed to heal.
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To be continued in Part 2 that includes:
 The Position of "Love" and ThePosition of "Grief"
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Translated by: Em. Prof. Inaam Al-Hashimi
USA
*Bushara Al-Bustani is a poet from Iraq

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