Adelaide, Adelaide,
Although you were born in Idaho with
nobility
Yet, in your veins
Flows the blood of melodious songs
of north’s nightingales,
Passions of West’s explorers,
Leniency of East’s mystics and the
south’s instinctive powers,
I know, you have an invisible
affinity with Rumi’s poetry
And a hidden kinship to Emily
Dickinson
And I know how “Adel” suits you so
incredibly well …
And I know north, west, east and
south are just an unified region to you
And I know “Adel” is really your
name
And I know you will someday search
for these words
And see how it feels for a woman to
sit in a tiny room
(But so vast by a certain definition)
In Evanston
In July 3, 2012
Hot and humid
While Listening to the crickets’
sunset prayers on top of the trees
And early sounds of fireworks
And thinking of you, Adelaide!
I have been whispering this song with differenttones since the birth of Adelaide...
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