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Mohamed Bachkar
A self
As if I were nature itselfI stretch my legs
Like two rivers
On the chairs of alluvium
As if I were a god
With flying locks
The whiteness of which
Night appropriated
like a flock of doves . . .
With mountains’ shoulders
And a sun’s forehead
© Translation: 2004, Norddine Zouitni
A SELF
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© 2002, Mohamed Bouchkar
From: Khabtu Tair
Publisher: Dar Attakafa, Casablanca
From: Khabtu Tair
Publisher: Dar Attakafa, Casablanca
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A SELF
From: Khabtu Tair
A self
As if I were nature itselfI stretch my legs
Like two rivers
On the chairs of alluvium
As if I were a god
With flying locks
The whiteness of which
Night appropriated
like a flock of doves . . .
With mountains’ shoulders
And a sun’s forehead
© 2004, Norddine Zouitni
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