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| Window on Amman | |
| By mishmish | ||||||||||
| 21 September 2006 | ||||||||||
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A few weeks ago I went to Amman in Jordan on business. From my apartment window I could see an array of life before me. It inspired this piece. Comments always appreciated. From my window Blue skies, stretching and endless, sandstone rooftops Crammed with air conditioning units Water tanks and satellite dishes So many, all lined up Sentries on guard Awaiting their commands From LEOs in the ionsphere Bringing Eastern music And Western chat A cultural dichotomy Veiled heads and Versace Broken pavements everywhere A dusty, valley place Feelings of the sea being close But just a mirage of misdirection Car horns sound across the city Musical tunes play Denoting the sellers wares Incessant, penetrating A mobile ring tone on a loop A woman shouts, another returns And suddenly below The street erupts in chatter Gossiping, the age old habit Cars screech to a halt It’s lunch time Everyone comes home Eager and hungry Awaiting hot bread, rice and murrag I gaze through the window Upon lives I do not know Yet watching, their movements are so clear A basic world but full of love I feel I know them already.
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