Sarajevo

Oh Sarajevo (a poem)

Those born by you could hardly imagine else other than you Those born not by you could hardly imagine else after meeting you Only a stranger could appreciate your beauty as much as I do Those sunny days of yours warmed by your elevated closeness to the skies Those cool nights of yours aired by the circumventing winds of your valley Only if your mountains moved away could thy protection leave me Those magnificent minarets of yours ever calling me for worship Those dendritic springs of yours that never cease to quentch my thirst Only if I could do miracles could I transform else to you Oh Sarajevo, may I never need to find else other than you ====================== - Kazem O., July 2009