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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FROM A FELUCCA, by CALE YOUNG RICE Poet's Biography
First Line: A white tomb in the desert
Last Line: And on the sky his calm.
Subject(s): Arabia; Deserts; Food & Eating; Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
First Line: A white tomb in the desert
Last Line: And on the sky his calm.
Subject(s): Arabia; Deserts; Food & Eating; Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
A white tomb in the desert,
An Arab at his prayers
Beside the Nile's dark water,
Where the lone camel fares.
An ibis on the sunset,
A slow shadouf at rest,
And in the caravansary
Low music for the guest.
Above the tawny city
A gleam of minarets,
Resounding the muezzin's
Clear call as the sun sets.
A mystery, a silence,
A breathing of strange balm,
A peace from Allah on the wind
And on the sky his calm.
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