Pearls and Jellyfish
When you gaze into her eyes,
driven by the desire to harvest the pearl of your own ideals,
you take the plunge into the sea;
unaware that the sea
does not only nurture pearls,
but also sea urchins
and jellyfish.
مروارید و عروس دریایی
،چون در چشمانش خیره میشوی
،به سودای صیدِ مرواریدِ آرمانِ خویش
دل به دریا میزنی؛
غافل از آنکه دریا
،نه تنها مروارید
که توتیای دریایی
و عروسِ دریایی نیز
.میپرورد
سهیل خداپرستی
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Author:
soheil khodaparasti (
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Comments1
A verse so well set in metaphor it speaks poetically. And yes the sharks. A fave
Thank you, that is a generous and thoughtful reading.
Yes, the sharks would have fit right in too; they are always somewhere beneath the surface, even when they do not make it into the poem.
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