They all recite him, turn to him for guidance and speak – but if our guide is anything to go by, it sounds like singing – of the rose, and the nightingale and, yes, the wine that they may not, at least in public, drink.
That they are his makes him a poet, that he comes to recite them makes him a performer.
The host and chalice are then elevated into the air by the priest, who sings or recites: "Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, forever and ever".
Giving the patient, Mr. Masrian, a special prayer to recite, he told him to return the crab gently to a pond.
When he was a child, his paternal grandmother used to recite to him the great epic poems of Persian history.
The first project, Once Upon A Time, is a collection of four glass vases that were inspired by stories Requena's grandmother used to recite to him as a boy.
Abo says he started his page because he wanted to spread old Syrian proverbs his grandmother used to recite to him; however, his focus changed once political conflict broke out in the country.
They have to praise him and recite poetry to him, and he gives them presents.
He'd memorize chunks of books or entire poems we read to him and recite them jubilantly.
At age 40, while on retreat, he saw a figure, whom he later identified as the angel Gabriel, who asked him to "recite" (iqraʾ), then overwhelmed him with a very strong embrace.
On the tape, Ray Charles sang the words that Ahmet had recited to him.
