24 of 26 – De l’Absurdite des vers – Mohamed Nait Youssef

Dear Earthlings:

My gift this year is a collection of 26 poems in my favorite language, French. It’s the language of love, so full of charm and mystery and music. Those earth tones, warm vowels that feel like deep ocher. It produces oxytocin, at least for me. The author, Mohamed Nait Youssef, is a promising voice. Very touching, heartfelt his journey into awareness of nature and being. Here is the 24th in the series. We’ll come back every Friday.

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24. Ahdjam^[1] :

Ô Ahdjam !!!

Sur le corps,

T’as écrit ce joli poème.

Tes signes,

Racontent ma vraie histoire.

Sur le visage,

T’as tracé des belles images.

Ô Ahdjam !!!

Dans le dédale de ta mémoire,

Je me cherche moi-même.

Dans tes écrits,

J’ai lu des merveilleuses gloires.

Dans la lumière du tatouage,

J’ai embrassé l’espoir…

Ô Ahdjam !!!

Le temps ôte tes dessins,

Le maquillage cache tes traces.

Le visage,

M’a dit que tu souffres…?

Mais tu restes toujours la mémoire.

Ta voix réclame :

Ahdjam, le millénaire à venir…

[1] Ahdjam : le tatouage en langue tamazight.

Published here with permission. Reach the author:

Mohamed NAIT YOUSSEF né en 1988 à Tripoli Libye. Étudiant de la littérature française à la faculté poly-disciplinaire d’Errachidia. Jeune issu du Sud-est du Maroc -village qui s’appelait, Gourrama, dans province de Midelt.

Esprit-libre03@hotmail.fr

+212615156476

Dear Earthlings,

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Namaste,