offshore <br />fisherman goes <br />it's still so sore there <br />when veiled angel soars? <br /> <br />offbeat <br />papyrus leaf <br />so glossy and so fluff <br />whom muted monks shout at? <br /> <br />off tune <br />plucks lyre <br />soft and swift <br />where spirits adrift? <br /> <br />lend me twinkle star <br />I will glitter your tears <br />O vagabond of glamor! <br />lay your soul on body armor <br /> <br />lend me sparkle moon <br />I will dazzle your wound <br />O spoiled soldier! <br />throw the cover <br /> <br />lend me a slice of prize <br />I will harmonize your daze <br />O afraid poet! <br />dance a word <br /> <br />(dedicated to a great poet at poemhunter, Leslie Alexis)<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-forgotten-sketch/
