Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, one of the most renowned contemporary Persian poets, masterfully blends longing, regret, and deep sorrow in his poetry. This ghazal, one of his most famous works, expresses the pain of belated love—where devotion was given freely, yet acknowledgment arrived too late. The imagery of lost youth, missed opportunities, and an aching heart creates a timeless reflection on love’s fragility and the cruelty of time.
🌿 You have come, my love—but why now, when I am broken and weak?
Faithless one, why now, when I have fallen, do you seek?
Like the cure that arrives after Sohrab has died,
O heartless one, if you wished to save me—why not before I cried?
Life grants me no promise beyond this fleeting day,
I am your guest for but a moment—why speak of tomorrow’s way?
O beloved, for your love, my youth I gave away,
Now go and charm the young—why linger with me and stay?
🌹✨
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Thoughts on Vocal and the way the world is
"Death cannot stop true love, only delay it." – Wesley in The Princess Bride. I decided to come back to Vocal on a very cold and dark night at the end of December. I had been, and still am, convalescing from a horrible staph infection that had gone misdiagnosed for months. This, paired with the increasing challenges of being healthy, making the best choices for my co-parented child, being a wife, and being a director at a new job, was a lot to manage.
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