Nizar Qabbani

John Lynch at Stranger Fruit posted a poem by Nizar Qabbani in his Friday Poem today. Not this one (so go read his), but I followed his links and found the man's work; I'll share this one because I love it.

Love Compared

I do not resemble your other lovers, my lady
should another give you a cloud
I give you rain
Should he give you a lantern, I
will give you the moon
Should he give you a branch
I will give you the trees
And if another gives you a ship
I shall give you the journey.

Others, mostly longer, are here - if you read nothing else, read A Letter from a Stupid Woman. But I bet you won't stop there.