I will build a boat
And cast it in water
I will sail away from this strange land
Where there is no one to awaken the heroes
In the glade of love
A boat void of nets
And a heart with no desire for pearls
I will keep sailing
Neither will I lose heart to the blues
,Nor to the mermaids
Emerging out of water to cast the charms of their locks
Upon the glowing solitude of the fishermen
I will keep sailing
I will keep chanting
One should sail away and away
Men of that town had no myths
Woman of that town were not as full as a bunch of grapes
No hall mirrors reflected joys
No puddles reflected a torch
One should sail away and away
Night has chanted its song
It is now the windows turn
I will keep chanting
I will keep sailing
Beyond the seas there is a town
Where windows are open to manifestation
The rooftops are inhabited by pigeons
Gazing at the Jets of Human Intelligence
Every ten-year-old child holds a Bough of knowledge
The townsfolk gaze at a brick row
As if at a flame, or at a delicate dream
The earth can hear the music of your feelings
The fluttering wings of mythical birds are audible in the wind
Beyond the seas there is a town
Where the Sun is as big as the eyes of early-risers
Poets are the inheritors of water, wisdom, and light
Beyond the seas there is a town
One should build a boat
by: Sohrab Sepehri