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meter in classical Arab poetry
could invoke the other meaning
of sea - the bahr that refers to
on Sundays - dig in the sand to
It was where you could bring
your family to picnic and frolic
reflection - woundrous and
Beirut you tried to reimagine it
as a chronicler - a place of
became the archive of your
Mediterrane
an - again - that
witnessed your woes - The sea
relatives on boats going
the World War halted your dreams
Then the Nakba put your
countries that share the same
In Haifa you had owned ships and
traded in cargo between the
expanse of blue - until
northward and it was the
losses - So when we moved to
generous and deep
reach the water below - You
