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I Will Salute The Sun Again

I will salute the sun again The brook flowing within me The clouds which were my deep reflections The painful growth of aspens in the grove That passed through dry seasons with me I will salute the flocks of ravens Which brought me Sweet smells of nocturnal fields I will salute my mother who lives in the mirror And who was the shape of my old age And the earth whose womb my thirst for revival Had filled with green seedlings I will come, I will come, I will come With my tresses: strewing smells of the earth With my eyes: extreme experiences of darkness With the shrubs which I have picked from behind the wall I will come, I will come, I will come And Threshold will overflow with love I will salute again those who love The girl who is still standing there At the threshold brimming with love (Be aftab salami dobareh khaham dad) By Forough Farrokhzad, Translation by Ismail Salami, Photo by Volitans