Not a Star

by Adonis

Neither a star,

nor a prophet’s inspiration,

nor a face praying to the moon, is Mihyar.

Here he comes

like a pagan spear,

invading the land of letters,

bleeding

and raising to the sun

his bleeding.

Here he is,

wearing the nakedness of stone

and praying to the caves.

Here he is,

cuddling the light Earth.

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Songs of Mihyar the Damamscene

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translated by Kamal Abu-Deeb

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External links

Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus

Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh

Warm are the Still and Lucky Miles by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
Voltaire At Ferney by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
Underneath an Abject Willow by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
This Lunar Beauty by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
They Wondered Why the Fruit had Been Forbidden by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Waters by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Wanderer by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Two by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Riddle by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Quest by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Quest XII (Vocation) by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Novelist by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Labyrinth by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Hidden Law by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Geography of the House by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Dream by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
The Common Life by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
Thanksgiving for a Habitat by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
Taller To-day by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)
Song Of The Master And Boatswain by W H Auden by Wystan Hugh Auden (W.H. Auden)

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