Rural Poems is one of Charbel Baini's books translated from Arabic into English

Dark Clouds

 

Dark clouds gather in our skies,

And drink from our waters,

Without our knowing.

Sorrow,

Like sin, comes and goes as it pleases.

Blessed are our little children,

Smiles nest and hatch their young on their lips.

Blessed are they...

Because they are the symbol of true happiness.

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