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AndIa msureIre me mber
my grand mother’sroof-garden,
its vines,its s weet red grapes,
the mintshegrewincratesfortea.
Ire me mberthe birds,the doves
of Damascus.Iremember
h o w t h e y s c a t t e r e d.
Ire me mber
tryingtocatchthe m.
Ftoun Abou Kerech
SEPTEMBER
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