I AM CERTAIN
“I am certain,
my love,
that poetry was born
only after your birth.”Kamand Kojouri
“I am certain,
my love,
that poetry was born
only after your birth.”Kamand Kojouri
“It is wonderful,
this whole business
of tickling and kissing
God every night.”Kamand Kojouri
“We exist only to exist.”
Kamand Kojouri
“Put down your glass,
it is time to dance.
If you want to get drunk
all you need is to drink love.
Put down your pipe
and do away with these childish toys.
If you want to get high
all you need is to breathe love.
Now,
can I have this dance?”Kamand Kojouri
“I spent all night
weaving a poem for you
to wear. You look so beautiful
when you wear my light.”Kamand Kojouri
“Be like the sun who fell in love with the moon and shared all his light.”
Kamand Kojouri
“Poetry isn’t an island, it is the bridge.
Poetry isn’t a ship, it is the lifeboat.
Poetry isn’t swimming. Poetry is water.”Kamand Kojouri
“I searched everywhere for love.
I knocked on every door
and turned over every stone.
But it was only until I returned home
that I found love
waiting for me.”Kamand Kojouri
“You know how it goes:
at some point in your life,
you fell in love with someone
and had a glimpse of God.
Then you abandoned life and lover
and started celebrating
your love for God.”Kamand Kojouri
“How can you be a lover of love
and not be a lover of God?
It is impossible.”Kamand Kojouri