Those who come by me passing,
I will remember them,
and those who come heavy and overbearing,
I will forget.This is why
when air gushes between mountains
we describe the wind
and forget the rocks.
[Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa]
to the small poem and the quiet voice within
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A new book on Saadi Youssef by a Jewish Author
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A stunning poem, and a stunning picture.