Poems of Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (Egyptian poet, novelist and journalist )

 

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Ashraf Aboul-Yazid

He is an Egyptian poet, novelist and journalist born in 1963. Is the Editor-in-Chief, THE SILK ROAD LITERATURE SERIES.He worked in Cultural Journalism for 30 years. He authored and translated 35 books. Some of his novels and poetry volumes have been translated into English, Spanish, Turkish, Persian, Korean, Malayalam, Sindhi and German books and anthologies. He was chosen theMan of Culture for the Year, 2012, Tatarstan, Russia. He won Manhae Prize in Literature, 2014, the Republic of Korea. He won theArab Journalism Award in Culture, 2015, UAE. Currently he is the presidentof Asia Journalist Association (since April 2016).

1. I Restore My Spirit with Your Shadow

I clean the dust of death on my scattered body,

With the help of the air

Coming from a window opened every morning in the wall of distance

between us.

I trace the dots left by the rain

On the mirror of my life

To write your name; I love you,

Or to draw your mouth;

an illuminating plate of fruits.

I restore my spirit with your shadow

and turn the lust of death off

in your body.

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2. Rain

In the heavy rain

No one feels

a lonely drop.

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3. Steps

I come back to the empty home...

And ring the doorbell

Just to remember

the echo of your steps.

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4. A Woman

What will you offer

the woman of the sun,

After spoiling your life

In the shadow of

a woman from the winter galaxy?