Ali Znaidi- A Poem

A Dream’s Breath—

 

A hint of spring in your breath

to take me to new horizons

where there are no rotten eucalyptus

leaves on the dry ground.

A hint of spring in your breath

imbued w/ the ambrosia of angels

to take away the cruelty

of the sirocco wind,

& to wipe out pessimism &

melancholy—sediments

in unsettled souls.

A hint of spring in your breath

to fill in the empty glasses w/

red wine imbued w/ Apollo’s

majestic grandeur.

A hint of spring in your breath

to decant life into the dead

chalices of aspirations.

 

 

Contributor’s Bio:

 

Ali Znaidi (b.1977) lives in Redeyef, Tunisia where he teaches English at Tunisian public secondary schools.  He writes poetry and has an interest in literature, languages, and literary translations. His work has appeared in The Camel Saloon, Otoliths, The Tower Journal, streetcake, The Rusty Nail, Yes,Poetry, Shot Glass Journal, Ink Sweat and Tears, Mad Swirl, Unlikely Stories: Episode IV, Red Fez, Carcinogenic Poetry, Stride Magazine, and other ezines. His debut poetry chapbook Experimental Ruminations was published in September 2012 by Fowlpox Press (Canada). He also writes flash fiction for the Six Sentence Social Network—http://sixsentences.ning.com/profile/AliZnaidi.