Niloofar Masoomi

“But that was over there, in Greece. This was Mykonos, a seaside sanctuary so timeless that I half expected to glimpse Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings walking along the dock as we disembarked from the ferry.”
― Bobby Underwood, The Long Gray Goodbye

“درخت سایه سار خود را از خاک فرو گرفت
وقتی فهمید
تبردار تشنه ای که در سایه اش خفته است
به کشتن نونهالان جنگل آمده است.

ماه کامل روشنایی خود را از خاک فرو گرفت
وقتی فهمید
کسی زیر نور او
مشغول بافتن تور است
برای به دام انداختن بامداد.

کلید کهن سال در قفل سخت نچرخید
وقتی فهمید
می خواهند چراغی را برای کشتن از محبس در آورند

جاده روشن راه به بیراهه برد
وقتی فهمید
مزدوران مسلح برای اسارت باغچه ای از او می گذرند.

و نامه ای خوانا خود را در پاکت دربسته کشت
وقتی فهمید
قاصد خبری جز اعدام شعری زیبا نیست!”
― Sherko Bekas

“They were kidding each other, a camaraderie which probably had its beginnings during the fight. It was like that sometimes.”
― Bobby Underwood, The Long Gray Goodbye

“Some places, such as Paris, have a magic best experienced for brief periods so the romantic feeling doesn’t become tainted by a day to day reality. But Mykonos was different in that respect. Mykonos made you long for the restful, happy day to day reality of life on the Greek island, and it was the brief visits that tortured the soul. Paris was a romantic respite from life, Mykonos was life itself, and living. I understood why Susan had made a home for herself on Mykonos.”
― Bobby Underwood, The Long Gray Goodbye