Modern Persian Poetry - Mahmud Kianush's: At The Table of The Wind

At The Table of The Wind

A Poem by

Mahmud Kianush

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An old man,

With his back wretchedly bent,

Asking his cane for a dose of life;

And a young man,

On the galloping horse of pride,

Wanting the whole world

For his racecourse:

Now,

the flight of dust,

And the eyes of regret

Darkened;

Now,

at the table of the wind

The Earth waiting

For a new guest to descend.


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