(dedicated to Ms. Danielle de Niese, a gifted soprano) <br /> <br />though darkness may fall <br />upon our hearts and days <br />we keep the faith and go on <br />in distant steppe of Central Asia <br /> <br />we were born <br />seeking our destiny <br />we still chase chances <br />we become glittering wind <br /> <br />those sensuous mermaids of purple sea <br />sing magically the sojourner songs <br />why all love descend to us, dear? <br />with you I face this wild world <br /> <br />if we learn intensely that <br />there is a dream, a hope <br />to be had there correctly <br />we have to be confident <br /> <br />I shall follow you patiently, my love <br />to the ends of the misty Tropic Forests <br />we dive bravely to depths of Pacific Ocean <br />we surely conquer lofty peaks, and dark caves<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-wanderer-s-story-five-chaconne-gala/
