Amman Poems - Poems about Amman

On the Brink of Catastrophe

...This subject is too fraught for eloquent poetry
  So please indulge me in a straightforward thought or three

  For the first time in its modern history
  Israel is on the brink of internal catas...

Categories: amman, anxiety, conflict, how i
Form: Couplet

Death of King Hussein Feb 7 1999 - Amman, Jordan

...DEATH OF KING HUSSEIN  
      February 7, 1999 Amman, Jordan
Uncertain wings, Hawk of the Qureish fly
out of the night to meet the coming day
of certain mourning, he is set to die
as is uncertai...

Categories: amman, allah, arabic, hope, judgement,
Form: Sonnet

Amman

...Rays of sugarplums dance in the sun.
Children’s laughter was heard and enjoyed.
We should teach them to relish life while they are young.

Lights are dancing in the twilight.
A bright smile beam...

Categories: amman, america, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Personification

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Karagam Dance

...Hey, hey, I want to dance the *KARAGAM dance
*Hey, Sham, Manu, bring pitchers from archives
Fill the pitchers with water and uncooked rice
As rice symbolizes food that sustain our live...

Categories: amman, religious,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

Old Age and Revenge

...A Travel to Palestine 

In a landscape of chlorophyll sprinkled with yellow and red flowers,
neglected olive trees and bushes, my motorbike broke down,
my mobile was useless no signal here and I had ...

Categories: amman, age, celebration, drink, inspiration,
Form: Free verse

Palestine

...A Travel to Palestine 

In a landscape of chlorophyll sprinkled with yellow and red flowers,
neglected olive trees and bushes, my motorbike broke down,
my mobile was useless no signal here and I had ...

Categories: amman, friendship, future,
Form: Elegy

Death of King Hussein February 7, 1999

...DEATH OF KING HUSSEIN  February 7, 1999
Uncertain wings, Hawk of the Qureish fly
out of the night to meet the coming day
of certain mourning, he is set to die
as is uncertain peace that was his w...

Categories: amman, historypeace, peace,
Form: Sonnet