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Journey In Progress
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Journey In Progress

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Khan El-Khalil Market, Cairo

Our eyes meet…

Yours questioning,

Projecting intimations of beauty,

From behind the narrow slits of your burka.

Our eyes meet…

Yours pleading,

Teenage melancholy and ennui,

A turbulent and restive visage.

Our eyes meet…

Yours decidedly annoyed,

Balancing plastic neon pails on a wooden cart,

I am in your way.

Our eyes meet…

Some gentle, some curious,

Some incensed by my audacity,

Clicking away at my cell phone.

Kaleidoscopic scarves,

Mortar and pestles,

Roasted corn on a stick,

Cumin and coriander,

Marjoram and wisteria,

Hedged in wicker baskets

Balanced evenly on donkey spines.

Our eyes meet…

As I hand over coins for spices,

Touching the leathery palm of your hand,

The crisp and pungent scent of jasmine,

Stirring and confirming,

Our intimate, yet transcendent,

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Redhawk Publications
Date
1 September 2021
Pages
148
ISBN
9781952485282

Khan El-Khalil Market, Cairo

Our eyes meet…

Yours questioning,

Projecting intimations of beauty,

From behind the narrow slits of your burka.

Our eyes meet…

Yours pleading,

Teenage melancholy and ennui,

A turbulent and restive visage.

Our eyes meet…

Yours decidedly annoyed,

Balancing plastic neon pails on a wooden cart,

I am in your way.

Our eyes meet…

Some gentle, some curious,

Some incensed by my audacity,

Clicking away at my cell phone.

Kaleidoscopic scarves,

Mortar and pestles,

Roasted corn on a stick,

Cumin and coriander,

Marjoram and wisteria,

Hedged in wicker baskets

Balanced evenly on donkey spines.

Our eyes meet…

As I hand over coins for spices,

Touching the leathery palm of your hand,

The crisp and pungent scent of jasmine,

Stirring and confirming,

Our intimate, yet transcendent,

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Redhawk Publications
Date
1 September 2021
Pages
148
ISBN
9781952485282