asslama
sabah
please sit
share with me
mint tea
as we review
this document
i have carefully created
an inventory for your examination
see here
this section contains
desired objects of this world
car
home
and other coins of the realm
here i have listed your loves
wife
first-born son
and others in your family
here i have itemized
things only known to you
your passions
dreams
and fears
each is clearly marked
and labelled according to their worth
please
sign here
so that this rental agreement
may be honored
during your brief stay
upon
this earth
May Allah bring peace be upon you, your family and your home.
And as to the document: do you presume we could slightly alter certain points in it? Like for instance the falling in love part? Could we replace that we jewelery shopping in the medina?
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WOW.. this is REALLY GOOD.
I truly enjoyed it.
What a great poem.
My dear Charles,
We started a new story this week, help us finish it? I am TAGGING YOU.. please go to Wordy Wednesday @Tara Miller Writes to write the next 1-3 lines to a story yet told! Once you have done that, please TAG others too. Happy Thursday. hugs shakira
Rental agreement?. . . hmmm. . .perhaps a good landlord. . reminds me of a Bible story where the landlord rented out a vineyard and later when he sent his servants to check on it they beat up the servants. He then sent his son and the renters killed the son. What should the owner do? Oh well, I digress. Hopefully your renter is a kind man.
WAW Charlie! I can see how involved you were in their culture!!! you have a very accurate description of the custom…I am not going to say more…
Well, this is how I interpreted your poem; my way:)
I went to Morocco not Tunisia, but they also have the delicious mint tea there, (little bit too sweet though)
Have you noticed that in the hot countries citizens wear long sleeves and clothes that covers them completely, and they drink hot beverages?
One more thing: did you know that what is written in Arabic on the door is: Sherif’s office, the west palace.
Beautiful poem and beautiful picture!!!
I Love your post today!!!excellent job!
Take care my friend
Mriella
I’m half Lebanese, my father wanted two cows for me. I remember it well. Thank god he was joking, I don’t think rural north wales “got” his joke. His daughter certainly didn’t!! Lol great work again Charles 🙂
just dropping by to say i love this poem. the wit and new words picked up from your wanderlust are amazingly rich with cultural images. great read in a flash fictionesque style.
Best I’ve read in a long time!
Your poetic rhythm and the way you combine suck symbolic images with them takes it to another level.
Love this one because it is all that and documentary, at the same time.
Thanks for charing it with us!
Read Between the Minds 
Wa-alaykum as-salam! 😉
May Allah bring peace be upon you, your family and your home.
And as to the document: do you presume we could slightly alter certain points in it? Like for instance the falling in love part? Could we replace that we jewelery shopping in the medina?
Choukran, sidi. I shall be on my way now.
Fi amanillah.
Okay…I thought you might enjoy this little task. A new story was started this week. The task is to finish it? I am TAGGING YOU.. please go to http://taramillerwrites.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/word-wednesday-2/ to write the next 1-3 lines to a story yet told! Once you have done that, please TAG others too. Happy Thursday. hugs shakira
WOW.. this is REALLY GOOD.
I truly enjoyed it.
What a great poem.
My dear Charles,
We started a new story this week, help us finish it? I am TAGGING YOU.. please go to Wordy Wednesday @Tara Miller Writes to write the next 1-3 lines to a story yet told! Once you have done that, please TAG others too. Happy Thursday. hugs shakira
Rental agreement?. . . hmmm. . .perhaps a good landlord. . reminds me of a Bible story where the landlord rented out a vineyard and later when he sent his servants to check on it they beat up the servants. He then sent his son and the renters killed the son. What should the owner do? Oh well, I digress. Hopefully your renter is a kind man.
Love this poem. We really do just have a rental agreement don’t we?
WAW Charlie! I can see how involved you were in their culture!!! you have a very accurate description of the custom…I am not going to say more…
Well, this is how I interpreted your poem; my way:)
I went to Morocco not Tunisia, but they also have the delicious mint tea there, (little bit too sweet though)
Have you noticed that in the hot countries citizens wear long sleeves and clothes that covers them completely, and they drink hot beverages?
One more thing: did you know that what is written in Arabic on the door is: Sherif’s office, the west palace.
Beautiful poem and beautiful picture!!!
I Love your post today!!!excellent job!
Take care my friend
Mriella
No I didn’t know what was written on the door….thanks!
Me got award,tribute and nominations for you here. hugs shakira
What one values in life is a treasure to them forever. 🙂
Love this one as well.
Hope your having a wonderful day, here is a kindness card from me and you may pass it along to other friends including me 🙂
Have a great weekend and keep on been creative 🙂
http://alonsohenry.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/kindness-card-to-all-my-fellow-blogger-friends/
Created a very physical space for me. Thanks!
Eye-opening post. For me it’s an educational piece; and a very well written one. Thanks
i knew i shoulda got a lawyer before signing
You comment made me laugh aloud….thanks for that!
dang, wicked cool…just make sure its what you want. smiles.
Lovely!
brave take,
lovely poem!
Happy Thursday!
Lovely.
woah– cool and unexpected! like a punch in the mind, in a good way.
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I’m half Lebanese, my father wanted two cows for me. I remember it well. Thank god he was joking, I don’t think rural north wales “got” his joke. His daughter certainly didn’t!! Lol great work again Charles 🙂
I suspect rural north wales didn’t get the joke…but I’m certain there we many a lad asking their dads for two cows. 😉
just dropping by to say i love this poem. the wit and new words picked up from your wanderlust are amazingly rich with cultural images. great read in a flash fictionesque style.
I love this poem. I
I was half-asleep when I started reading and by the time I got to the end, I was really happy.
Thanks!
Nice – very moving
I think this is my favorite, so deep and symbolic…. Strong meaning behind it, love it!
Best I’ve read in a long time!
Your poetic rhythm and the way you combine suck symbolic images with them takes it to another level.
Love this one because it is all that and documentary, at the same time.
Thanks for charing it with us!
I ment ‘such symbolic images’ not suck. Sorry about that 🙂