(dedicated to Mr. Thomas Adès, a great conductor and composer) <br /> <br />What make you <br />So sad and pale <br />My little fellow? <br /> <br />What make you <br />So strange and empty <br />My little fellow? <br /> <br />What make you <br />So static and fear <br />My little dear? <br /> <br />What make you <br />So anguish and lonely <br />My little dear? <br /> <br />Do you have <br />Just a little wish <br />To share with us? <br /> <br />Do you have <br />Just a mere wish <br />To tell to us? <br /> <br />Do you have <br />Just a last wish <br />To spend with us? <br /> <br />Do you have <br />Just a common wish <br />To give to us? <br /> <br />O unique Cordoba! <br />Let my little fellow <br />Spread a wish <br /> <br />O bright London! <br />Let my little fellow <br />Speak a wish <br /> <br />O beautiful Medina! <br />Let my little dear <br />Whisper a wish <br /> <br />O nicely Tokyo! <br />Let my little dear <br />Make a wish <br /> <br />A blissful wish <br />For the humanity <br />To share love <br /> <br />A blissful wish <br />For the world <br />To tell the truth <br /> <br />A blissful wish <br />For the children <br />To spend comfortable time <br /> <br />A blissful wish <br />For the justice <br />To give peace <br /> <br />O fellow sons! <br />Spread your unique charms <br />To all corners of the globe <br /> <br />O fellow daughters! <br />Speak your words brightly <br />To all hearts of men <br /> <br />O dear brothers! <br />Whisper your lovely verses <br />To all souls of nature <br /> <br />O dear sisters! <br />Make your nicely gifts <br />To all feelings of civilization <br /> <br />(inspired by Sir Edward Elgar’s The Sanguine Fan)<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-blissful-wish/
