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“A little bunny or some kind of ferret was probably there too, and bore witness as only rodents can.”

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John Ashbery
John Ashbery

John Ashbery is an influential American poet born on July 28, 1927. Known for his innovative poetry style and rich imagination, his work has had a profound impact on postmodern poetry. more

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“ما دستخوش سبحه و زنار نگشتيم در حلقه ى تقليد گرفتار نگشتيم خود را به سراپرده ى خورشيد رسانديم چون شبنم گل، بار به گلزار نگشتيم در دامن خود پاى فشرديم چو مركز گرد سر هر نقطه چو پرگار نگشتيم چون خشت نهاديم به پاى خم مى سر بر دوش كسى همچو سبو بار نگشتيم ما را به زر قلب خريدند ز اخوان بر قافله از قيمت كم، بار نگشتيم چون يوسف تهمت زده، از پاكى دامن در چشم عزيزان جهان، خوار نگشتيم صد شكر كه با صد دهن شكوه درين بزم شرمنده ى بيتابى اظهار نگشتيم افسوس كه چون نخل خزان ديده درين باغ دستى نفشانديم و سبكبار نگشتيم فرياد كه سوهان سبكدست حواد شد ساده ز دندانه و هموار نگشتيم صائب مدد خلق نموديم به همت درظاهر اگر مالك دينار نگشتيم”

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Author:صائب تبريزي
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“STONE Go inside a stone That would be my way. Let somebody else become a dove Or gnash with a tiger's tooth. I am happy to be a stone. From the outside the stone is a riddle: No one knows how to answer it. Yet within, it must be cool and quiet Even though a cow steps on it full weight, Even though a child throws it in a river; The stone sinks, slow, unperturbed To the river bottom Where the fishes come to knock on it And listen. I have seen sparks fly out When two stones are rubbed, So perhaps it is not dark inside after all; Perhaps there is a moon shining From somewhere, as though behind a hill— Just enough light to make out The strange writings, the star-charts On the inner walls.”

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Author:Charles Simic
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