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PWB Peeps Open Thread: Poetry of al-Mustakfi [1]

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Date: 2023-04-28  

When You Told Us Our Glances

by Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (994?-1091)

translated by Joseph Dacre Carlyle

When you told us our glances, soft, timid, and mild,

Could occasion such wounds in the heart,

Can ye wonder that yours, so ungovern’d and wild,

Some wounds to our cheeks should impart?

The wounds on our cheeks, are but transient, I own,

With a blush they appear and decay;

But those on the heart, fickle youths, ye have shewn

To be even more transient than they.

This poem is in the public domain. Published in Poem-a-Day on April 15, 2023, by the Academy of American Poets.

PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.

You are welcome to join us!

Here are few not-too-onerous PWB rules

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