Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9781952485282
- ISBN-10: 1952485282
- Publisher: Redhawk Publications
- Publish Date: September 2021
- Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.32 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.79 pounds
- Page Count: 148
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