An Expat N' Riyadh Poem by Noel Horlanda
An Expat N' Riyadh
Marhabah!
Where yellow sun rises,
Among warm saffron skies,
Where seconds, minutes, hours,
Makes dome blue cries
Where nightstar an’ daystar meets,
Where sand gold an’ water dries,
Camels new day welcomes,
While anima sweats,
A job thousand miles away,
But dough green eludes
No more…
Psyche white an’ black,
Long loose dresses,
Kaffiyeh white an’ checkered
Gathers among non o’ their kind,
Batha souks of
Gold, silver an’ carpets
Salutes salaimalaikum,
Malaikum salam, replied I,
Loud voice sung n’ air,
Calls worshipers,
Atop minoret tower
Up high bold crescent,
Magnificent mosque,
Salah starts inside,
Faithful soul bows,
Ala Akbar!
Expat takes astroll,
Greets sabah-a’lker,
Sabah a’nur, replied I,
Shwarma n’mornin’,
Aches belly an’ full
Heavy pour soaks I out,
Wonder ‘bout rain,
Wonder flooded streets,
It came from where?
Stone ice wonder I still,
Big as apple, hail is it?
Crown I shook,
Believe can’t I
Rides on top, camel on back,
Cupped hand on brow,
Angoras an’ sheeps far beyond
Bloke walkest afar,
Saud ol’ mud castle saw I,
Centuries yet foregone,
Sturdy n’ strong
Sweet dates aplenty,
N’ wilderness mosey I about,
Nearly starved n’ death,
Clips afew awhile
Oasis n’ the midst,
Arms n’ offering to Alah,
Quenches athirst,
Twas’ Friday mornin’,
Walkest back n’ sanded hills,
Saw I fam’ly gathers round oasis,
Remains there rain after,
Frolicks children ‘bout,
Twas’ picnic all right
Expat leaps ‘n joy,
Gone yesterday,
Home sweet home today,
From Riyadh with love
Shukran sadique!
I enjoyed the reading......some words I could not understand....may be as mentioned by shri.Ency Bearis arabic......yet i perceive there is thorough enjoyment about dates and camel riding........one of the beautiful piece of poem i have imbibe. 10++++
Dear Noel, Good write. But me iignorant in arabic find somewhere difficult regards sandhya
I like this one a lot. It tells me and describes to me about Riyadh. What a longing! What a beauty! Congratulations Sir!
ya habibee... marhaba...anta iqtib hada's satuur....hilawa... yaani anta maffee naseet ayam ul baeed...koeees...tamama a great depiction of the life in general...in KSA but home sweet home...ya the freedom of ones family, friends and corners... fantastic write cheers
Expat leaps ‘n joy, Gone yesterday, Home sweet home today, From Riyadh with love Shukran sadique! ....... very good write dear. beautifully wovenwords... but here form india with love... hasmukh read mine ye to to.. yesterday, today n tomorrow so ye to to
nice and wholesome discourse there...the memories of riyadh and saudiarabia live with you...you like it or not...it gets sand blasted into ur being like the scarred window of a cheep cabby very nice lines..enjoyed the maybe u should read my...'eons' ' lilting laments' and 'mother ma'land' cheers
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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wonderful write with incorporated words of arabic..and still remember those language 'though its been a long time gone from Saudi..quaize sadique... shukran dacilan...10