Morning Light

Longing for a romantic moment,

and a lost voice.

Good morning, 

Morning light.

What do the fish do?
Are the doves that used to perch on your window sill feeling well?

Once upon a time, I used to give them seeds

And I would ask them to watch over you

When I am not around.

It was as if I knew one day 

You would lose your voice.

The mountains of Nevada have heard your voice, mountains on fire.

  I am searching for your lost voice in red rock, in the desert.

Where a rainbow had settled in its sky,

You shouted : 

“goodbye, rainbow. 

Next year we will see you here again.”

I shouted: “No rainbow is permanent. 

Let's stay here for the night and set up our tent.

Let's be in this naked nature.

Let's ride our horse here.”

Captive to a romantic moment

The mountains of Red Rock have heard your voice

“ I love you, Monika.”

Do you remember?

 We passed by Red Rock 

longing for a footprint on the sands,

a trace to stay behind

You left your voice hanging in the air

Like a wild horse writhed in pain

Ran off to an unknown plain.

“I love you, Monika.”

Do you remember

In Ghost City

One night, with the Ghost of  gold seekers

the Ghosts that still sought gold, door to door

we sat

by the fire?

We listened to their ancient stories.  

they showed us

Their torn bags and cried.

I shouted: “Look,

They have left a trace of gold

In the valleys and mountains.”

You said,

“A trace of foolishness.”

Do you remember?

Longing for a trace to remain

You sang the song of love."

In the ghost city

we saw the wounded knight,

who set out 300 years ago to save

a little girl in  Shiraz  and still 

didn't know which way to go.

I said: “don't go this way; go that way.”

You smiled and replaced him by my side.

And you recited a poem from The Song of Solomon:

“Let us get up early to the vineyards…”

Good morning,

Morning light,

Is your heart still beating like before,

With all the needles that have pierced your chest?

I said not to let anyone nest in those nests.

Memories and thoughts take hold,

I said your heart would grow bigger,

It doesn't leave you any room to breathe,

I said not to open the gate of your heart,

So that refugees and immigrants can flock to it,

I said a flood would come and drown you,

Your heart grows bigger and drowns,

Drowning me and yourself,

Now tell me,

Morning light,

How are you feeling,

What is your heart doing?

Your lungs whistle and release the sound of birds that had made a home in it.

You have fallen onto a hospital bed and listen to the sounds of your heart's birds,

Birds with broken wings that fly gently into the air,

Good morning,

Morning light.