Debaab "fog"
By Elizabeth Ann James, 1935-2013
If am reborn, I will name myself Debaab,
"fog"...I will go everywhere
and not be afraid.
I will be softer than bread
but no one will have power over me.
Children and tough sailors will say,
"debaab" they will wonder
if I am a bride or nun
or a dancer calling from the mist.
I will set on the wharves, and the cats
will hide in the folds of my bathrobe.
The sun will make a diamond clip
for my hair and I will say.
"When I was a woman on this earth
you tried to trap me but I escaped
and now as then, I am free
and generous as rain."
The poem was written by my wife Elizabeth Ann James in about 1985.
Liz James as she is known died suddenly in August 4, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Liz was born in Fostoria, Ohio, USA on March 18, 1935. I will try to carry on with her blog.
A.M.Shiblaq
Friday, September 20, 2013
About Me
- Name: Liz James
- Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States
I have written a monthly column, entitled Art, for the Short North Gazette. But in this blog I will expand my coverage to include dance and a medley of other arts observations.
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