Nameless Song Poem by Asadollah Keshavarzi

A man sips his cup of tea and asks himself what happiness is.
A woman squeezes a lemon in fist and seeks her joy.
A child gazes at a toy and longs for it.
Like a boat floating on waters
Stars glimpsing on the heaven
A lunar breezing spreads slivery powder in darkness
Late-night murmurs from dungeon of souls are heard and die
Blue blood in trees’ vessels freezing
Lonely peace emperor’s gala goes on in silence
On the anniversary of his thousand-year coronation
The man looks at image on the mirror to track time in wrinkles
The woman whispers gone is gone
And the child sinks in the pond of dreams

February 26,2010