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    Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East
    Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East
    Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East
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    Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East

    By Samuel Planner

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    A collection of poems from a lost Arab man crying for his homeland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSamuel Planner
    Release dateApr 10, 2015
    ISBN9781505555202
    Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East
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    Samuel Planner

    I don't have a Facebook, nor a Twitter account. I don't know what LinkedIn is, and I don't care to find out. There are things that make me happy; but they probably don't belong here. I hope you enjoy the books I've written; no charge to anyone who wants them; and if you have money, consider it a donation- as I am poor. If it is not too much trouble, I would very much appreciate feedback.

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      Poems From The Middle Of The West To The Middle Of The East - Samuel Planner

      Poems from the Middle of the West to the Middle of the East

      City of Damascus

      Questions for a Lost Kingdom

      Almost

      Paris of the East

      Buildings

      Two Seas

      Crown

      Gas

      Brother

      Puppet

      Up a Creek

      Defeat

      70 Million Heartbeats

      Bride

      Duel

      Ready

      Arriving With Gifts of Hate

      Lost

      Ungrateful

      Waiting

      Back

      You

      Alone

      Exile

      Regain

      Deserted

      Elevated

      City of Damascus

      People of Damascus;

      I remember your children playing in

      my fields. I remember nursing their

      childhood and keeping them safe from harm.

      It was not long ago that you would

      go to the markets and ask for bread

      and call the baker by the name of

      his first born child. I know you miss the tradition.

      You would sit on the rooftops of your house

      gazing at the same sky your ancestors

      gazed so long ago. I kept you warm during

      those summer nights; and let your laughter find its way to the stars.

      The narrow streets that housed

      young lovers; their jealous quarrels as well

      as his call of return. How he would serenade her

      with a defiance and a stubbornness that only

      reminded her of her father. How she loved him, and how he loved her.

      But now I have fallen, and I

      have failed you in every way. I see

      you leaving with tears in your

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