Two Poems by Yahia Lababidi
Ramadan
month of quiet strength
and loud weaknesses
when our stubborn habits
and discarded resolutions
are re-examined under the regard
and rigorous slowness of fasting
testing our appetite
for transfiguration
month of waiting and wading
through the shallows to the Deep.
Pen Pal
He went to bed, cradling a pen
his back turned to the woman
When he awoke, she was gone
and, in her place, a giant pen.
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About the Author:
Yahia Lababidi, Egyptian-American, is the author of 5 critically-acclaimed books of poetry and prose. His forthcoming collection is Balancing Acts: New & Selected Poems.
