Message sent to Iran on a Stick
Iran is a land full of poetry,
food, music and contradictions. On my first visit two years ago I was
mesmerised by its art, history and people. Our tour guide that year regaled us
with tales from the glorious days of Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes, the rulers of
the first and the greatest Persian empire.
All except for the final paragraph.
Here it is.
Then I stood and told him how much
we all admired his great poet, his great country and his great humour and that
I had a gift for him from a great people of the great south land.
With Noongar message sticks firm
and safe in the in the hands of three of Iran’s finest, there was only one
thing left to do. Recite my favourite Hafez.
I Got Kin
- Hafez
Plant
So that your own heart will grow.
Love
So God will think,
So God will think,
“Ahhhhhh, I got kin in that body!
I should start inviting that soul over
for coffee and rolls.”
I should start inviting that soul over
for coffee and rolls.”
Sing
Because this is a food our starving world needs.
Because this is a food our starving world needs.
Laugh
Because that is the purest sound.
Because that is the purest sound.
