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Winner: Weekly Poems Contest #30
by Zahir Turaj
Behind the old gray window I see your eyes – two rebellious canaries that do not believe in cages. The alley twists like an old cassette tape, murmuring our love with every turn. At night, moonlight breaks into pieces over your shoulders, and I silently gather the scattered grains of light. Morning comes with the same dusty sun, but our love remains there – an unfinished song behind the gray window.
Biography of the Poet
My name is Zahir Turaj. I was born in Afghanistan in 1961 and studied literary studies at Kabul University.
I have lived in the Netherlands as a refugee since the 1990s.
My poems were originally written in Persian and later translated into English.
Keywords: love, canaries, moonlight, window, song, Kabul, romance
Previously Published in Weekly Poems:
"The Song" by Michelle Brown
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