Apricot season lasts
only a few weeks.
In Gaza, war talk
stops in anticipation
of the delicious fruit,
called in Arabic,
Mish Mish.
How many orange
tabby cats
have that name,
carry the memory
of perpetual spring,
of life forever
renewed?
Apricot season lasts
only a few weeks.
In Gaza, war talk
stops in anticipation
of the delicious fruit,
called in Arabic,
Mish Mish.
How many orange
tabby cats
have that name,
carry the memory
of perpetual spring,
of life forever
renewed?