A piece of Kleenex tissue on the street
in a hot summer day
A pessimist passes by, seeing broken feathers
probably of a less fortunate white dove
imprisoned in claws of a stray cat

An optimist crosses the line, looking at a white lace handkerchief
probably a lover's gift
fallen in the midst of a long kiss

A piece of Kleenex tissue, still on the cement,
probably remains a forgotten reality!
Ellie Farahani

Favourite painters
Vincent Van Gogh
Feraydoon Rassouli
Mohammad Reza Atashzad
Amedeo Modigliani
& other impressionists

Favourite directors
Robert Redford
Majid Majidi
Ingmar Bergman
Federico Fellini
Rakhshan Bani Etemad
Woody Allen
James Cameron
The World Cinema Foundation
& the Sundance

Favourite photographers
Shirin Neshat
Yousuf Karsh
Vivian Maier
Reza Mir
& all about photo

Favourite museums
Musee d'Orsay
National Museum of Iran
Musee du Louvre
The State Hermitage Museum
& all the glassware