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My American Love

        Thirty-Two Poems for Wendy

Twenty-Four.

The Altar of Poetry

By Majid Naficy

Poetry brought us together

And put your hand in mine.

In the last days of the millennium

You climbed a thousand steps,

Opened a door

And saw me on

A platform of poetry

Speaking ofEzzat:

She fell in an execution field

Before my body

Could cover her.

You trembeled and  knew

That you had walked

To your sacrificial altar.

        July 21, 2018 

POEMS: 1. On the Bridge, 2. I Hope the Water Returns, 3. Empty Baskets ۴. Coffee Maker ۵. Anxious Heart ۶. Washing ۷. Bougainvillea ۸. Simple Truth ۹. Persian-Singing Bird ۱۰. The Gardener ۱۱. Lost Cypresses ۱۲. Visiting the Wall ۱۳. Is Love a Glass of Hormones? ۱۴. Independence Day ۱۵:  Oh, Pain ۱۶. The Season of Picking Raspberries ۱۷. Who Is More Envied? ۱۸. Watching Baseball ۱۹. A Night in Calistoga ۲۰. Dreaming “High Noon” ۲۱. I Do Not Write Poetry for Eternity ۲۲. Our Footprints in Maui ۲۳. Bay to Breakers ۲۴. The Altar of Poetry