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A Glimpse of Reality – Poem
By Fatimah Alzahra Ben Saied - Tunis Our life now is a mess They say they want democracy While we live in hypocrisy We don't know what is right or wrong Now we live a bad sad song We want justice...
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I Longed for You – Poem
Safi, Morocco The sun went away, Taking its light And its daily secrets, Its chores, the heavy ones And the light. The overtired souls Fell asleep and i stayed up Alone,busying myself. My pen,...
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Beloved Mother – Poem
By Mohammed Messaoud - Rabat Him we shall fear, so, she after We all born to salute you forever Love and peace upon you mother *** When infirm you stayed up nights Sensing my needs only by sight Caring...
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A Poet’s Awakening – Poem
By Sayfeddine Romdhany - Tunis Long, long ago, I was in trouble, Or Shall I say, it was a minor's struggle I was too young, too young to fall in love None told me of the qualities I should have To...
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The Little Bereft Girl – Poem
By Lassaad Mahdhi - Carthage, Tunisia There was a little, charming girl Playing and hopping in the prairies Her dreams, in her fantasy, whirl When I met her in those verdant prairies **** Hail, said I,...
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Why Should I Look for Other Eyes?
Rabat Your beautiful eyes make me dream, Dream of happiness and all the beautiful things of life. **** Why should I look for other eyes? **** When I can sail the rough seas on yours And discover the...
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A Star Has Blown up Itself – Poem
Safi, Morocco All living babies squall at birth Though welcomed with mirth; Do they feel life’s misery flare Or see death brandish in the air? **** Soon they forget; they’ve just been told, Enjoying...
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Lifeless – Poem
By Sara El Bekri - Casablanca As my soul begins to fray, All the skies turn gray. My being is in denial Of all that makes you smile. **** Very hard I try But Lord! I can only cry. Disillusioned I feel...
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Hey you tyrant oppressor! – Poem
By Tunisian poet Abu El Kacem Chebbi Translated by Asma Azza - Tunis Hey you tyrant oppressor! Lover of darkness, enemy of life You sneered at the soughs of an oppressed nation And your hands are...
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Self-Destruction – Poem
Safi, Morocco As if your body were just a corpse As if it were a hateful enemy of yours, You’re mangling it without remorse. As if the grey air, your wheezy breath Were not enough to ruin your health,...
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Give a Smile – Poem
Safi, Morocco If you have nothing to do nor even to give For people who find it so difficult to live, Simply give them a real, thoughtful smile, It may be as generous as the flowing Nile, Only a...
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Goodbye Dear Cousin – Poem
By Ayman Saih - Ksar Kbir, Morocco I will never forget that rainy day, The day God decided to take you away. **** You left to go ride with your friend, Only to never come back home again. **** It's...
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I Declare She Seize You – Poem
Agadir - Even as I surrender and fall I admit I loved in you the things I dislike For you my dear I gave it all Even the things I had at stake. Spare me the scourge of war For I’ve drowned my swords in...
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The Tune – Poem
Casablanca Like ghostly melodies, Travelling the air, Caressing the souls, Yet none can ever see them. **** Whirling in a glare, Wings unseen to mortals, She pierces all the portals, Of a heart I never...
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One Sip of Wine – Poem
By Fendri Mohamed Omar - Tunis I held my cup of wine and watched its surface. It was moving... It was shaking. No it was swaying. Like a delicate billow in the ocean of my fantasy... There lay the...
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The Last Hug – Poem
Safi, Morocco This isn’t the last of the hugs, There will be even more Like this one, those of before Under time and death’s eyes And life’s booming cries, In a world torn into slit rugs. This is not...
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We are Jerusalem – Poem
By Najoua Bijjir - Amsterdam Land of Holy Pilgrimage Mortals claiming Heritage Marked by footpaths Of fools Killing human jewels **** Jerusalem In thy Holy ground Is buried The face of innocence...
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A Palestinian Mother’s gift – Poem
Safi, Morocco A mother, plucking her heart off her chest, Feeling bitter, to look strong doing her best, Said to the last of her leaving sons, bravely: This is your great day as a lover of the nation...
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I am Black – Poem
Safi – Morocco White inside, despite my black skin; That’s the contrast of life, I imagine. Just like you,i have got light red blood; My heart sings life in drowning flood; My white smile proves my...
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Farewells – Poem
By Minyar Mrabti - Gabes, Tunisia Farewell, dear pure love, dear sweetness Farewell is the inevitable phase A futuristic dryness, I see And shall the ever-lasting humdrumness be Yes I'am vain without...
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