Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Nathalie Handal

Nathalie Handal. Photograph courtesy of Atiq Rahimi

 

            Les Éventails, Portraits of Passio


The shadows of birds fading on a fighter’s back

 
The undressing of words on an unstamped postcard
 
The wet swings in the distant park
 
The jealousy of raindrops on the umbrella of lovers
 
The laughter of a boy before a bird
 
The song of two flutes, two swords, two bracelets, two fingers
 
The stare of a wave before a pearl
 
The yearning between the legs of a farmer’s wife
 
The opening of doors             closing midday
 
The sudden howling of our muse—and
 
les éventails—disturbing the guest inside of us


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