Nizar Sartawi Poet Qasida

The Bedouin's Song

I'm just a bedouin: 
I live in a tent - 
Cozy an' fair
Its fabric woven 
From rough goat-hair- 
A shady cover 
In the summer 
A rain-proof shelter 
In the winter 

My possessions: 
A single garment - a loose black robe 
I call a thobe 
A pair of worn out sandals 
A coffee kit 
And other little things 
I put in a sack 
That may not fit 
With countrysiders' appetites 
Or urbanites'

My homeland: 
All this infinite expanse 
Of deep beige sands 

My sole companion: 
A faithful camel 
Who carries me 
And all my stuff 
Together we cross the endless desert 
And when I sing
Some cameleer song
He gets so light 
Out of delight
And makes as if to fly 
Towards the sky

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Beata Agustin October 22, 2024 at 7:12 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.