Chromatic Scale
La suite au prochain numéro —The name of Hala Noumi has already been mentioned but little in the way of details regarding her life have been given. That sad topic—life.
Jade—Life is trauma. Difficult, to say
The least.
Purple—And for the most part, to my dismay,
It is a vain attempt to find truth, but let it be.
And refrain from protracting misery
On oneself.
Black—Life is a dream to be imagined
Not worth living, not worth being bled.
Blue—If one has a red-hot passion, by all means
Go and flirt! Let it play out in wildest scenes
But here you find me—and my muted joys
As life sustains, it also conspires and destroys.
Green—From the high perch of the Emir’s gallery
I can see flailing snow
Pink—I look out upon the grounds and see a sprawling fortune
There are mountains and clouds overcast in the distance
White—Suddenly, light bursts through the ragged skies
And plays with the wind upon the glazed grasses
Yellow—I am lifted up and my thoughts reel in a joyous frenzy
To think that all here is really only dust.
Theme and Variations
A—Z
Z—Zuihitsu
Z—Zeitgeist
Z—Zen
Z—Zenith
Z—Sarrasine
Z—Zed
Z—Zerometer
Z—Nemo
