Selected poems from 'Tabular Rasa' by Jeff Raheb

Havana       Paro Dzhong - Bhutan       Dal Lake - Kashmir       Bamboo       The Center       I Pour You A Cup Of Tea       For The Women Of Bosnia       You Say It Is Raining       Zimbabwe       The Comet       Pygmalion       Ganges       Nasca - Peru       Zu Twa Szi       Body Rain       The Shadow Puppet (Jogjakarta )                       Songkla - Thailand       5 Haikus

Pygmalion On a balcony Wrapped in the contours of a Brahms piano trio Somewhere between the silent Buddha and the ancient gaze of Assyria you stood Long curly-black hair framing your beauty caressing the galaxy-depth of your enchanting eyes I watched and listened You told me your name was Cindy I believed you How could I doubt it Suspended there above the invisible crowds below As from the hands of Pygmalion Later Standing by the horizontally hung colors of Rodin We met again This time you smiled we talked of music and the Chocolate Hills of Bohol Sweet like your lips I remember It was the beginning Still later under a full moon Unfurled against the salt-less wind You entered my dream And my sail opened to wrap around your being Copyright 2004 Jeff Raheb