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The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women QUOTES

The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women QUOTES

1 " The roses have all gone; "Goodbye," we say, we must;
And I shall leave the busy world one day; I must.
My little room, my books, my love, my sips of wine,
All these are dear to me, they'll pass away, they must. "

― , The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women

2 " I'll make my declaration:
in my unsullied hands
there's no lust to clench my fists or strike out
I'm not going to get roaring drunk
I don't think it's glorious to kill people
I wasn't raised at the table
of male supremacy

- Birthplace "

― , The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women

3 " I wish I were like the fall...I wish I were like the fall
I wish I were like the fall, silent, with no desires at all
My wishes' leaves would one by one turn sallow-gold
My eyes' sun would grow cold
The heaven of my breast would fill with pain
And suddenly a storm of grief would seize my heart
Like rain my tears would start
And stain my dress
Oh...how lovely then, if I were like the fall
Feral and bitter, with colours seeping into one another, so beautiful

- In Love with Sadness "

― , The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women