A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “In the Guest Room” Mahsati Ganjavi, Azerbaijan (1089-1159)

      The wine was joy—
      the silence after
      was freedom.

      Mahsati, one of the few female poets in classical Persian literature, was known for quatrains filled with wit, desire, and intellect.

      From A Poem A Day: Asia & The Silk Road

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