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Article: Sandals.(Poem)
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- Quadrant
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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SANDALS
On the roof of his house, Yusuf the potter
is kneading clay for the wheel.
From here you can see the Wall
and the arch to the mosque
thronged by an offering of sandals and heelless shoes:
little houses of many feet whose owners
have lifted away like light, a mass departure of souls.
The sandals have humbly become their own obeisance--
the mingling odours lift like praise.
In the street below, grit swirls in the air.
The almost silence overhead is dry and sweet
as cedar wood or paper prayers
shelved between stones,
those feathery tips like doves ...