Rita Odeh

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Rita Odeh's Profile

that full moon-
a coin falls into
the beggar's palm


distant gunfire-
ivy leaves creep along
the old ruins


Romeo and Juliet-
the seat next to me
remains vacant

moonless sky-
military raincoats hung
on a bamboo fence


the parallel lines
of the railroad tracks-
missing you


peace talk— 
the third crow 
of a rooster


turquoise sky-
the sunflower turns
towards dawn

wailing wall-
the priest leans against
his own shadow


crowded park-
a couple hugs
in my shadow


waning moon-
on her mourning dress,
a white pacifier

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not now, breeze...
the blossom's dream
isn't yet finished


standing
in her own shadow...
Lot's Wife


on the path
to the hidden garden...
we find
our song and sing it,
our love and live it



waning moon-
an empty cup filled
with the wind

Mother's Day-
although I know she's gone,
I knock
and wait for the distant
mountain to grow green


Wolf Moon-
hiding then seeking
the shadows


your flakes,
snow, melt inside me...
dancing flame


at the gate...
stilling my waves,
I listen
to the fluttering
of inner butterflies

cloudy morning-
a kite flies higher
than its string


passing
between dreams
as a butterfly...
I start the journey that
nobody can do for me


sleepless night-
the old pond absorbs
its ripples



I and you...
a rose with a double bud,
so close so far

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