Bio: Born in Beirut to Armenian
parents, multilingual French author, Z. T. Balian, holds an MA in English
Literature from the American University of Beirut. After a career as a lecturer at a number of
Middle Eastern universities, during which she published several English
textbooks, she now devotes her time to writing poetry and fiction. She published her debut novel, Three Kisses of the Cobra, in 2016. Her second novel, Fallen Pine Cones, is due
for release shortly as are her two collections of haiku poetry, one in English,
the other in Armenian. Her haiku poems
in Armenian are regularly published by hayerenblog,
and her poetry has previously appeared in Hope: An Anthology of Poetry and
Setu Mag’s Poetry: Western Voices (Feb. 2021).
Spring
In the Autumn of that existence
In high winds before the rains
Flying Autumn leaves
In their bittersweet colours
Witnesses to the revelry of nescience
Under Summer’s scorching sun
Nostalgic colours of atavism
Ushering in a haven for past joys and regrets
Filled in forlorn armchairs
Covered in Winter snow
Wistful about finding a numinous mandala
And the resurrection of Spring
This Other Love
Tangible love
Hands-on, touchable,
Experiential,
One for nostalgic
Remembrance of
Things past…
But this other love
Does not have an in-built cessation
Its manifestations
Are re-incarnations…
It is conjugated in
The deep of the heart –
The one you recognize
You loved, love, shall love
In perpetuity…
For a non-believer of
Divine purpose,
The only known mystery
Dust Gathers…
Dust gathers on
Rusty patio rails
Minuscule aches
Accumulating in
Multitudes
In heart folds
As they bore
Deeper and deeper
To reach its core
Dust, grime adhering
To cold iron
In spite of raindrops
Sharp claws of pain
Clinging to the ticker
In defiance of teardrops
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