Mehdi Akhavan-Sales citations

“The leafless orchard
Is alone day and night
With his pure and sad silence.”

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Mehdi Akhavan-Sales

Poem The Leafless Garden; Quoted in website devoted to the poet, 2013 http://www.mehdiakhavansales.com/the-leafless-garden/

“The breath coming out of your chest
Turns into a dark cloud
And stands like a wall
In front of your eyes”

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Cited in: Newsweek (2009). Vol. 153-154. p. 548

“Your greetings they'll ignore.
With their heads resting on their chests,
They seek warmth from their breasts,
None affords to lift a head to greet the guests.

Vision is limited,
The road's dark and slick.
Your extended friendly hand is refused,
Not because they are confused;
They rather keep their hands where they are warmed.
It is frightfully cold. Do not be alarmed…”

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Mehdi Akhavan-Sales

Akhavan-Sales (1956) Winter; Quoted in website devoted to the poet, 2013 http://www.mehdiakhavansales.com/winter/