NILE POEM
God is smiling
His rapture through
Undulating waters
In
Dark and crystal
Waves behind our boat.
God is whispering (her)
Sweet kisses
In tiny breezes across my ear…
God is chattering
en
*
thus
*
i
*
asm
By
Our friendly talk
Sailing past sunset
Down the Nile,
through the arms of life,
and the embrace of stars!
.
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Alternative ending to Nile Poem
…
sailing past sunset
down the nile
through the arms of life
and
the embrace of star
encrusted
black
and
empty space
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EGYPT (On a boat on the Nile)
1997