Daily Excerpt: Damascus amid the War (M. Imady): Ramadan

 

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Excerpt from Damascus amid the War

Ramadan

Ramadan this year passes

With no colorful lanterns

Lighting up the holy nights in Cairo,

No ziker7 breaking the silence of

The sacred Damascene nights.

Baghdad stores are closed,

Streets of Tripoli are empty,

Gaza is under attack,

Iraq is in flames.

The World takes a nap

While the Arabs

Argue over who should have won

The World Cup matches.

                                                            7.20.2014

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No water, no electricity, no coffee!  So I decide to wander around the city.  As I pass our neighbor’s door, I hear the wind whistle through the key hole.  The door rattles as if it suddenly woke up from a rosy dream and realized its inhabitants have disappeared forever.


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