It was pure poetry
when you were
a lone traveler
in your canoe and
suddenly the sky
darkened by a flock
of migrating birds.
All you could hear was
the flapping of their wings
and their wild calls.
For a brief time there was
no time.
You put your hands around
your shoulders and looked
the other way where
a lone bird was flying
in the opposite direction
determined, noble and
uncertain.
You saw the bird among
the crowd of many.
"That was my unwritten poem",
you said.
"Where everything is
so urgent to survive,
I go where the unknown may
or may not welcome me.
I go embracing pain
to be embraced by
beauty".
"My native country is Iran. Because of my culture, I've been exposed to poetry all my life.
I started writing poems at age 13 . About 18 years ago, I came to the U.S. In 1994 I started writing poetry in English.Through life challenges I learned that you limit life when you frame it. Vastness cannot be framed or formulated Depending on our receptiveness, we each learn differently..
I'm not trying to make a statement in my poetry. My poems are just moments and feelings."
~Hydeh Aubon
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."
~Vincent Van Gogh
