Untitled - Azam Abidov - poet and translator

FATHIEH SAUDI
Fathieh Saudi was born in Jordan, completed medical studies in France
and worked as a doctor in Jordan and Lebanon. She has been involved for
more than 30 years with the defense of human rights, peace and justice,
in particular in the Middle East. Since moving to the UK, she has been
particularly interested in writing as a tool for personal development and
healing process. Her previous publications include l’Oubli rebelle in
French and Days of Amber in Arabic. She has translated several books
from English and French into Arabic. Recently she published her first
collection of poetry in English: The Prophets - A Poetic Journey from
Childhood to Prophecy. She is also member of the Society of Authors
and English PEN. She gave readings in different locations in the UK and
abroad, including France and Morocco. She is recipient of several awards
for her humanitarian and cultural work including the award Chevalier de
L’Ordre du Merite de France.
Crossroads
The Nightingale lies at a crossroads.
At dawn life left him, his
wings collapsed, his
heart shrunk.
He was lucky to die at a crossroads.
maybe there, someone passing by
will carry him to
his favorite tree.
Invisible wings
My shoulders are wasting away,
It’s reality, not illusion,
my arms can’t be my wings.
I want to fl y,
to see the world in a new dimensions.
The leaves of a tree offer to be my wings,
my eternal friend blows his breath into them.
My fragile wings fl utter.
And I start fl ying.
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