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608 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2019
If you watch the rain long enough -
A whole day would fit into the space of one raindrop:
... I never tried to offend fate,
because I was ashamed before God.
The day will drip on to the earth with raindrops -
turning into a reflection of the dream:
... I didn't question wicked ones about their wrong-doing -
I was ashamed in front of the righteous.
I matched my feelings with every raindrop
and poured them into my heart;
.. I forced my eyes to run away from beautiful women -
I was ashamed in front of my beloved.
Nature entered my dreams at dawn like an angel,
and left me a wonderful gift:
I never raised my voice talking to those younger than me -
I was ashamed before my elders.
Terrible failures after wonderful starts,
reminded me often that we are mortal:
... I never lied to my poems -
I was ashamed in the eyes of the future.
by Yerlan Junis (born 1984)