<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=583067" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>When The Port Town Was Trying Her Necklace</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">When the port town was trying her necklace<br>at the night-mirror of the sea, <br>and her earrings by consent of the moon, <br> I missed you! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Searching for small-breathing eyes<br>that seem so far but so bright, <br>shaded by thin, up-straight, <br>hawk-winged eyelashes<br>on a wall grey and tarnished, <br>remind me of my old age.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>I turned my face to the sea<br>and saw the town’s lit necklace<br>praying you in my eyes<br>“never are the image<br> of the soul’s pure memories<br> inevitable when least wanted, <br> or attractive when anticipated, <br> AMEN! ”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Though the crystal memories<br>were never acquainted with<br>the pride of the town; nevertheless<br>surrenders the town its grace of poise, <br>laughing my ever new trials<br>eternally for an instant<br>in the timid low tides, it trembles <br>in a whispering shyness.<br> Farewell, farewell, adieu<br> I lost my self amongst you.<br>…………………………………………………..<br> Massawa,1996<br>Translated from Amaharic by Samuel Oqube</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ermias+Ekube">Ermias Ekube</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=583067" data-title="When The Port Town Was Trying Her Necklace de Ermias Ekube" data-description="When the port town was trying her necklace at the night-mirror of the sea, and her earrings by consent of the moon, I missed you! Searching for small-breathing eyes that seem so far but so bright, shaded by thin, up-straight, hawk-winged ey..."></div> </div> </div>

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