Poem: " Red Brocade. "

  ❅ Poem: Red Brocade ❅ Naomi Shihab Nye ❅

“The Arabs used to say,

When a stranger appears at your door,

feed him for three days before asking who he is,

where he’s come from,

where he’s headed.

That way, he’ll have strength

enough to answer.

Or, by then you’ll be

such good friends

you don’t care.”

❅ Poet ❅ Naomi ❅