ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔُ ﺗﺬﻛّﺮﺕُ ﻛﻞَّ ﺷﺊٍ ...
ﺣﻴﻦَ ﺗﺼﻔّﺤﺖُ ﻣَﻊَ ﻣُﺤﻴّﺎﻙِ ﺍﻟﺰّﺍﺋﺮِ ﺳﺠﻞَّ ﺫﻛﺮﻳﺎﺗﻲ
ﻳﻮﻡَ ﻛﻨﺖُ ﺃﺑﺤﺚُ ﻋﻨﻚِ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺰﻫﻮﺭِ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻴﻨﺔِ ﺍﻟﺠﻤﻴﻠﺔ
ﺗﺴﺎﻓﺮﻳﻦَ ﻣﻊ ﺃﺣﻼﻣﻚِ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠِّﻘﺎﺕِ
ﻣﻊ ﺯﻗﺰﻗﺔِ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺎﻓﻴﺮِ ﻭﺃﺳﺮﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﻮﺭِ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺎﺟﺮﺓ
ﺗﺬﻛّﺮﺕُ ﻛﻞَّ ﺷﺊٍ ...
ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺗﺘﺒﻊُ ﺃﺛﺎﺭَ ﻗﺪﻣﻴﻚِ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻴﺎﺳﻢ ِﺩﻭﺭﺑﻲ
ﺗﺬﻛّﺮﺕُ ﻛﻞَّ ﺷﺊٍ ...
ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﻟﻤﻢُ ﺍﻭﺭﺍﻗﺎً ﻣﺒﻌﺜﺮﺓً ﻣﻜﺘﻮﺑﺎً ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﺳﻤﻚِ ﻣﻊ ﺃﻭﺭﺍﻕِ ﻭﺭﺩﺓٍ ﺟﺎﻓﺔ
ﻭﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺑﺤﺚُ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻨﺪﻳﻞٍ ﻛﻨﺖُ ﺣﻔﻈﺘﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻴﺐِ ﺣﻘﻴﺒﺘﻲ
ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻝَ ﻋﻄﺮُﻙِ ﻭ ﺁﺛﺎﺭُ ﺃﺣﻤﺮ ﺍﻟّﺸﻔﺎﻩ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ
ﻭﻋﻦ ﻣﺸﺒﻚٍ ﻧَﺰَﻋَﺘﻪ ﻳﺪﻱ ﻣﻦ ﺷَﻌﺮِﻙِ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻳﻞ .
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﺔُ ﺗﺬﻛّﺮﺗﻚِ ..... ﺗﺬﻛّﺮﺗﻚِ ... ﺗِﺬِﻛِّﺮﺗُﻚِ
ﻭﻧَﺴﻴﺖُ ﻛﻞَّ ﺷﺊٍ ...
ﺇﻻّ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﻮﻉَ .....
ﻷﻧﻨﻲ ﺑﻜﻴﺘُﻚِ ﺣﺒﻴﺒﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﻠﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺑﻼﺩِ ﺍﻟﺜﻠﺞ