A love song to Australia is one of Charbel Baini's books translated by Paul Abdul Ahad

CESSNOCK

-1-

 At its edges are seas of vineyards.

And in its embrace, I slept happily.

I said: Leave me, my dream

My mattress is a cup.

From its wine, I withdraw the word

So my word can awake humanity

Cessnock, became the sweetest melody

The sparrow composed it

And sang it while drunk.

-2-

Clusters of grapes cover clusters

And submerge them... until goodness increases.

Her grapes are diamond cheeks

And its wine is a new dawn

She rejoices in people's laughter

And welcomes them with ululations

Every time the mouth kisses the wine cup,

the feast returns again

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