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Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind QUOTES

Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind QUOTES

1 " Lips parted in half
bleeding of human remorse
sighing, knowing there’s no end
to it all; more suffering
must come before salvation. "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind

2 " Life is no more than a song
performed in an open garden. "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind

3 " Poetry is the holy
verse all else is blasphemy "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind

4 " Those of us worth saving left
this place long ago "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind

5 " Sometimes
a man
has to fight
so hard
for life
that he forgets
to live it. "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind

6 " I wait for death
like a lover waits
for love
alone in his room
fondling a piece of
curtain
or by the train tracks
kicking pebbles
under the sun. "

― Hanna Abi Akl , Stems from the Edge of Silence: Writings from the Springs of the Mind