Loneliness like a good, old friend
visits my house to pour wine in the evening.
And we sit together, waiting for the moon,
and for your face to sparkle in every shadow.
– Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Postscript:
Maudlin, as some good love poetry is.
You can read more Faiz that we’ve run on this site here.
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