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Women and the Arab Spring

Let me describe for you who have never seen the shores of Tripoli, or the mountains of Beirut, or the white marble of the Umayyad Mosque, or seen the pummeled Sphinx, a very special type of woman, one becoming extinct. Her name is Nur, and she is the light that guides weary travelers and counts her days by the moon. She is hope, and she is the past, and she is the future, too soon. She is the youngest of many, and the mother of many more. And when she sings, she sings Um Kulthum, and when she dances, she dances alone and when she grieves, she grieves at the tombstone. And what she wears is not clothes, or fashion, but dignity. And what she does not wear, she chooses when or where not to wear it. And her skin is the sand of the Arabian desert, and her shoulders the pillars which hold pilgrims, and her hands are the Red Sea. And she either talks too much, or not at all, for she knows the topic she knows about, and learns what she does not. And the battles and revolutions that pour men into the streets, it is for her they are fought ,and because of her, they will succeed. -Sword of Religion

How does "Arab Women" compare to my other poems about the Middle East? Leave a comment below. Help a starving artist! Share "America" on facebook by using the readcast button on the left column. That way, I will be able to focus on writing you more quality content. Read more of my poetry, ordered by what I think is the best quality: 1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping (very abstract, so sit with it for awhile) 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings "i carry your heart with me") 10. Between the Mountains and the Sea 11. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan") 12. Daffodils Wither in the Sink(after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 13. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee") 14. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV") 15. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 16. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 17. For Brailey 18. The Mona Lisa and the Quran 19. Becca Walks like Rain 20. Love is Not a Heard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") Or read by my alter egos

Dean O.
1. America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan 2. Ireland as a Metaphor for Poetry 3. Comas Dripping 4. Your Name is Jessica Claire 5. Katherine's the Baddest Baby on the Block 6. Marlboros Join the 27 Club 7. Lobster Season in Massachusetts 8. 9 Men Up for the Red Sox (vs. the Yankees) 9. Manhattan Talks to His Son, the Concrete (to be read in conjunction with "America Talks to Her Son, Manhattan")

10. For Brailey 11. Becca Walks like Rain

Sword of Religion
1. Between the Mountains and the Sea 2. Arab Women and the Arab Spring 3. For Lost Love: Arab Fruit 4. The Mona Lisa and the Quran

Safe Imitation
1. Blue is the Color of Our Love (after e.e. cummings' "i carry your heart with me") 2. Daffodils Wither in the Sink (after William Carlos William's "The Red Wheel Barrow") 3. Age (after Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee") 4. Love XXV (after Khalil Gibran Khalil's "Beauty XXV"') 5. Love is Not a Hard Emotion (after Spike Mulligan's "A Silly Poem") If you made it this far, congratulations! I love you. Spread the good word.