White Complexion
(Tranlated poem)
A thing like
this
has never
been seen
or heard
before,
thanks
to chastity
a pearl
has been
transformed
into
a holy
mystery.
So shiny
is the surface,
that when
it reflects on
its perfection,
the pearl
disappears
into its own
clarity
IBN ABD RABBINI
Ca 1112
From “Ladróes de Prazer”
Poemas arabigo-andaluzes
AucklandPoetry.com presents Poet Resident JAN OSKAR HANSEN on http://OSKAR.AUCKLANDPOETRY.COM
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
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