Ahmed took me to visit his villa in Baghdad
The car travels between Euphrates and Tigris
Passing through the oasis between the two rivers
There are roses on both sides of the path
The backyard faces the blue lake
The villa in the distance is like Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Everything is available in the Hanging Garden
After getting drunk, he told me
This is the villa left to him by Amira
Amira is actually a prostitute
She is as pure as a princess in the photo frame
Smiling towards this world in the ancient city of Babylon
She started the Pleasure Marriage at the age of nine
The Arabic name is Nikah mut'ah
Only lasts for one day each time
She will receive eight hundred dollars
She also need to divide the emcee's money by three hundred dollars
Has a Pleasure Marriage once a day
Two hundred times a year
This villa is worth ten million US dollars
So she has to have Pleasure Marriage a thousand times in five years
Because once it is free
A fourteen year old girl is still gorgeous
They met at the right time and place
Happy and blissful marriage
But exposed at the wrong time and place
Amira committed suicide
Ahmed took me to the top of the villa
The villa called one thousand and one nights pleasure marriage
Looking at the ancient city of Babylon amidst the sandstorms from afar
He said she once dreamed of becoming a designer
I walk carefully in this house where one thousand and one Pleasure Marriages have taken place
The Sky Garden is very far away
May 19, 2020 in Beijing
Cao Shui, also Shawn Cao (born in Jun 5, 1982), is a Chinese poet, novelist, screenwriter and translator. He is a representative figure of Chinese Contemporary Literature. He leads the Great Poetry Movement. His most notable works includes Epic of Eurasia, the already mentioned trilogy and King Peacock (TV series). So far fourty books of Cao Shui have been published, including 10 poem collections, 5 essay collections, 10 novels, 4 translations, 18 fairy tales and 100 episodes TV series and films. He has won more than 50 literary awards worldwide. His works have been translated into 24 languages. He is also chief editor of Great Poetry, deputy editor in chief of World Poetry, Asian coordinator of World Poetry Movement, Chinese representative of BRICS Writers Association, executive president of the Silk Road International Poetry Festival, Chairman of Beijing International Poetry Film Festival. Currently he lives in Beijing, and works as a professional writer and screenwriter.
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