Ahmad Shamlou: (The Embrace, 1975)
In the pallet–
love amounts to thirst,
your embrace keeps me–
content, and silent.
In the pallet–
love has seduced- into silence,
your earnest shoulders bear–
my unquenchable hunger.
Translation: Maryam Dilmaghani, June 2011, Halifax.
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