Refai Tommas Poems

We, the students do feel
That literature is a big deal
It is full of nonsense, 'tis true
But we can make lively and nice too
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Do not let the grass grow under your feet
Be full of enthusiasm, happiness and heat
Ahead of the schedule, keep ahead
And never care about what is maliciously said
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Listless Students

I slowly plod through the corridor of university
Hoping against hope to find an atom of left humanity
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S.H.

Conflicts were within me.
Ah, within me.
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'Readers attempting to associate the poem’s ideas with its writer’s life or thoughts will be wasting their time; readers attempting to find a moral in it will sadly find nothing.'

I say nothing to be done
They retort, “Where have hope and happiness gone? ”
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Forgive me if my words were so weak
But understanding truth is all I seek
Though it may seem a wee bit meek
Frankness is my problem
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Without a warning
Rockets started falling all morning
We soon squeezed in the bathroom
Where there was not enough room
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Having nothing else to be done,
The Butcher decided to slay some sheep for fun,
He sharpened his knife and teeth
He lay hidden behind a tree
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