When a man is in love
how can he use old words?
Should a woman
desiring her lover
lie down with
grammarians and linguists?
I said nothing
to the woman I loved
but gathered
love's adjectives into a suitcase
and fled from all languages.
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Nizar Qabbani
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Poem topics: woman, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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