meaning
Hi, would you please tell me what does سکر mean in this poem:
حَبَستُ بِجَفْنَىَّ المَدامِعَ لا تَجرِي
فَلَمّا طَغَى الماءُ استَطالَ عَلَى‏ السِّكْرِ
From the poem,it seems it means something like dam, right ?
Thanks

Question

meaning
Hi, would you please tell me what does سکر mean in this poem:
حَبَستُ بِجَفْنَىَّ المَدامِعَ لا تَجرِي
فَلَمّا طَغَى الماءُ استَطالَ عَلَى‏ السِّكْرِ
 From the poem,it seems it means something like dam, right ?
Thanks

Answer

السكر هو ما يسد به السد  او الجدار الذي يحبس ماء السد.
  والشاعر هنا يقصد ان دموعة تجاوزت باب سد و طالت فوقه  جراء حزنه..

As you mentioned it means the gate of the dam. His tears sunk that gate.