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Ramadan by Kazim Ali Poetry Foundation
Ramadan by Kazim Ali Poetry Foundation
Ramadan
BY K A Z I M A L I
You are never going to know which night’s mouth is sacredly reciting
and which night’s recitation is secretly mere wind—
Kazim Ali, “Ramadan” from The Fortieth Day. Copyright © 2008 by Kazim Ali. Reprinted by permission of BOA
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