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Your Wish Has Been Granted

Make a wish
                                              Layla awaits
                                                 Majnun 
                                            Of Persian lore
                                          From the oil lamp
                                             Smokeless fire   
                                                Jeweled
                                                lizard of
                                                  Djinn 
                                              Casted out
                                             Doomed into 
                                            an arid desert
                                        The land of betrayal
                                                  Pans
                                        On an endless night

                                  (Yalto created by Edward Ibeh)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Parker Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Love interrupted, Persian style. Mystical and evocative, Anaya. Legendary story suitable for modern occasions. :o(
Anaya Avatar
April 27, 2023 at 8:00 AM
Majnun and Layla had their daya!
Gorelick Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Your words and phraseology are artfully trimmed and pared, down to reveal the raw, candid reality of trust betrayed and the harsh consequences inherent in such circumstances. Milton would have been pleased. Robert
Anaya Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 6:20 PM
' Twas a long night for Layla, maybe one of her longest. Always longing for her lover.
Cunningham Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 2:11 PM
An enjoyable read Anaya, dedicated to someone we once knew. Tom
Anaya Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Thank you, Tom. No longer a dedication, just another story of lovers that could never be.
Goldsmith Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 9:39 AM
A creative/fun/write/story/picture. Have a great/blessed day............
Anaya Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 9:47 AM
Thank you, Paula!
Buhagiar Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 1:43 AM
The part you wrote is very interesting.
Anaya Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 8:17 AM
Thank you, Victor, Layla and Majnun (Arabic: "Layla's Mad Lover"; Persian: Romanized: is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century
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