THE
  RAMADAN
  SONNETS

  BY

 
DANIEL MOORE (Abd al-Hayy)

   

10 Ramadan

 
 


  HALF-DAY'S DELIGHT

My son at nine who fasts half-days says
  I should say how
    everything tastes special
      when we break the fast.

"What a good idea!" I say. So here it is,
on his young recommendation, first
taste of fasting in his
seasonal lifetime, already
seeing so much in the finest
  details, knowing it all
    comes from Allah--

the tang of apple or melted cheese in a tortilla
a special delight after
not eating even only

    half a day!