Poetry Quote by فاروق جويدة — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“أنا المجنون في زمنٍ بلا ليْلى”

“Now begins to rise in me the familiar rhythm; words that have lain dormant now lift, now toss their crests, and fall and rise, and falls again. I am a poet, yes. Surely I am a great poet.”

“I have started to see poetry in the strangest of things: from the roughest nub of nutmeg to the pale parsnip seamed with soil. And this has made me wonder if I can write a cookery book that includes the truth and beauty of poetry. Why should the culinary arts not include poetry? Why should a recipe book not be a thing of beauty?”

“These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand.”

“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”

“August is dust here. Drought”

“I work all day, and get half-drunk at night.”