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Armenian Song
By Bedros Afeyan
Armenian songs sad and strong
Shielded landmarks, mountains cropped
Fierce freedom pooled in lakes of reasoned chords
Birds bearing witness, melancholy drones
Joyous village dancers and wedding drums
Huddled stoves, early morning bread'n prayers
Rising hope, horizon's keys sharp and fair
Jump into the fire set by the strangers
Their's is but a false prophet of death or dispair
Armenian songs sad and strong
Give life to magic mountains
Where future lovers never quarrel
But yearn to weave their soft tales home
Stones bearing crosses to the bone
A language born in wit's own poem
To glimpse eternal flames
As love casts its shadows blue
In Armenian songs sad and strong
Bedros Afeyan
3-17-2018
Pleasanton, CA
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Dr. Bedros Afeyan ([email protected]) is the editor of The Literary
Armenian News (TLG), and will consider works not only of poetry, but also in
the area of short fiction. Quality of language, excellence of
translation, quality of song and images are all crucial to the
aesthetic value of any work up for consideration.
Please note the following important guidelines:
a) All submissions to TLG MUST be sent to [email protected] and [email protected]
No others will be considered.
b) With your submission include a short bio about the author;
c) Submissions may not be anonymous, but at the author's request we
may use their pen-name and/or withhold their Email address for
purposes of privacy;
d) Submissions which have not yet been selected will continue to
receive consideration for following issues;
e) In art, selection is necessarily a judgement call. As such, we will
not argue why a particular submission was or was not selected;
f) Posting time for TLG is currently on Saturdays;
g) There is no guarantee or promise that a submission will be published.
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