By Henrik Eger
To Ayatollah Khomeini
with apprehension
“Leave Western talk to Western folk
and listen, listen, listen
to what the East wind has to say!”
he decreed.
“But why,” I asked, “should we not
listen to the wind in both East and West
and then embrace each other
in discussion?”
with apprehension
“Leave Western talk to Western folk
and listen, listen, listen
to what the East wind has to say!”
he decreed.
“But why,” I asked, “should we not
listen to the wind in both East and West
and then embrace each other
in discussion?”
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