Wael Al Sayegh on Making Every Day a Weekend

THE CONSTANT
WEEKEND

When I was employed
I counted the hours,
minutes and even seconds to the arrival of the weekend.

In this pocket of air
I wrote and read as much
as I could before diving back into the sea of work's routine.

Then I decided, with all simplicity, to extend the weekend, and here I am
in the constant weekend life.

I read more, I write more, I earn more too.

When your occupation is your passion,
every day's a weekend.

Source
Wael Al Sayegh, There Is An Elephant in the Majlis (Alghaf: Dubai), 34-35.

This and other books by Wael are available at Amazon or at any Magrudy's book store in the UAE.

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Further
Wael Al Sayegh Shares His Poetry in Fujairah, FIF, 20 October 2010 (with another poem).

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Image: The Constant Weekend in Arabic (Wael Al Sayegh, There Is An Elephant in the Majlis (Alghaf: Dubai), 35). CLICK TO ENLARGE