1923 - 1998/Male/Syrian A diplomat, poet and publisher, Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani wrote of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. [wikipedia]
In the summer I stretch out on the shore And think of you Had I told the sea What I felt for you, It would have left its shores, Its shells, Its fish, And followed me
Light is more important than the lantern, The poem more important than the notebook, And the kiss more important than the lips. My letters to you Are greater and more important than both of us. The are the only documents Where people will discover Your beauty And my madness.