The “Gone to Pick Flowers” DVD is a collection of poems and paintings by Mahvash Mossaed.
You can purchase the DVD via Amazon here.
Video excerpts from the DVD on YouTube:
- Gone to Pick Flowers: Introduction
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Poem
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Cry
- Gone to Pick Flowers: Please Not Today
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Perfect Wife
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Guests
- Gone to Pick Flowers: She’s Not There
- Gone to Pick Flowers: Toy Soldier
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Invisible
- Gone to Pick Flowers: The Wind
- Gone to Pick Flowers: Little Girl Found
- Gone to Pick Flowers: My Shadow
- Gone to Pick Flowers: Conclusion
Poetry excerpt:
Where is Mahvash?
She has gone to the garden to pick flowers.
But there is a man here waiting for her;
He is nervous and shy.
He is pacing the room impatiently
Where is Mahvash?
She has gone to the garden to pick flowers.
But there is a child here waiting for her;
His silky brown hair is neatly combed to one side.
He is wearing a navy blue pant suit.
He is standing in the school’s doorway.
He is running through the football field.
Now he is holding a brief case.
Now he has deep lines around his eyes – he is already getting old.
Where is Mahvash?
She has gone to the garden to pick flowers.
But there is work here for her to do!
There are dishes to be washed, there are clothes to be ironed!
Eggs to be fried, letters to be mailed!
Her wedding dress, worn out and heavy with dust
Is hanging in her closet.
Her business suit is missing a button.
Her cast from when she fell and broke her leg is still in the garage.
Where is Mahvash?
She has gone to pick flowers from the garden.
But there is an old couple here who are waiting for her.
They are on their deathbed, dying of old age,
Their eyes are affixed to the door,
Waiting for her to arrive.
Where is Mahvash?
She has gone to pick flowers from the garden.
But the fridge is empty! The house is cold! The fire is out!
Her husband is losing his patience –
His shirts are not back from the dry-cleaners.
He is getting old, he is getting forgetful,
And he is getting religious.
But where is Mahvash?
She has gone to pick flowers from the garden.
But her son has grown into a man and left home.
Her husband is old and retired.
Her parents are already dead and buried.
Her house now needs a good spring cleaning.
But where is Mahvash?
She has gone to pick flowers from the garden.
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