I Did Not Know
I did not know how much I love you
Till I saw you shaving
Making faces in the mirror
Pushing your tongue to raise your lips
I did not know how much I love you
Till I saw your imperfect way of
wearing your shirt
With open buttons on it
Your off center tie,
your zipper half way down
And your hair almost always half combed
I did not know how much I love you imperfectly
But love is not always perfect
And I live with you so imperfectly everyday
Mahnaz Badihian
……..
Valentine
If I tell you, you are like a pulse of life
Floating in my breath
And your presence is an eternal serenity
If I tell you that your smile is
The light and luminosity of moonlight
Have I said enough
If the cup of coffee that I place
Next to your breakfast table
And if our supper with a shared glass of wine
And the meal we cooked together
And the basket of jasmines and tarragon
We picked from the garden together are
Not enough what more can I say
Mahnaz Badihian