A Star

We present this work in honor of the poet’s 75th birthday.

Mohammed Ghozzi
Tunisian
1949 – 2024

 

Take your pen tonight and draw your shining star
then go to sleep
The star will grow wings
and will leave the paper blank at dawn

Translation by Issa J. Boullata

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