The Drowned Temple (poetry)

The poems of the great poet Badr Shaker Al-Sayyab are distinguished by the simplicity of words, the depth of meanings, and his language that inspires nostalgia in the soul for every beautiful memory that has passed, and nostalgia is the subject of this collection of poetry. The beloved had a large share of her poems, as he wrote about her, remembering the past, and flirting with He improved it, and the nostalgia extended to also include his own memories of childhood, adolescence, and youth in his grandfather's house, and he expressed that in the poem "My Grandfather's House."
It is considered one of the most prominent poems of the collection: Wafiqa Window, Wafiqa Gardens, Umm al-Broom, In Front of the House of God, The Strange Cloud, Hanin in Rome, The False Prophecy, The City of Mirages, Gone, The Cry of Wild Ducks, The Drowned Temple, Because I Am a Stranger, The Son of the Martyr, The Accursed Poet, Jikur Shabat, Burning, Sahar, The Will, My Grandfather's House... and other poems.