Rafi Hayek

“حائرٌ أنا
بين أن يبدأ الفرح
وألاَّ يبدأ
مخافةَ ينتهي”
― زياد الرحباني, صديقي الله

“أليس في كل ثانية من الحياة, إنسان يضحك؟ إذن في الأرض ضحكٌ متواصل”
― زياد الرحباني, صديقي الله

“I was already dozing off in the shade, dreaming that the rustling trees were my many selves explaining themselves all at the same time so that I could not make out a single word. My life was a beautiful mystery on the verge of understanding, always on the verge! Think of it!”
― Charles Simic, The World Doesn't End

“If the sky falls they shall have clouds for supper.”
― Charles Simic, The World Doesn't End: Prose Poems