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Little wave of pure joy
you are welcome
amidst an ocean of sorrows
Thanks to you I know
that it isn't pointless to hope for a truce
in the cycle of horrors
that in the notebook of love
there remain a few unwritten pages
that a friend long out of touch
will send a most unexpected message
that another life
with a brief but amazing flame
still awaits me in this life
Little wave of pure joy
put a smile on the faces
of all those these lines
will reach!
As New Year's Greetings, and sign of live friendship, Abdellatif Laâbi, translated by Pierre Joris
2008
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As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons...be cheerful; strive for happiness - Desiderata
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