Shahilla Shariff is the author of a collection of poetry, Life Lines (Proverse Hong Kong, 2012). Her poetry has been featured in various anthologies and journals, including most recently (2020) in Columbia Journal of Literature and Art, World Literature Today, Literary Review of Canada, American Writers Review’s Art in the Time of Covid-19 and (2021) in Voice and Verse Poetry Magazine (Issue 58, upcoming).
Shahilla Shariff is a Canadian living in Hong Kong.
long ago I learned Arabic
only a few words are left
hawa bahr samar
indolent breeze
grainy wild figs
salt-studded sand not-so-distant sea
evening’s blue-black tattoo
crushed pomegranates a bowl of roses
loosening at midnight a chipped glass pitcher
half-filled cold kirkadeh carrying night
| Khamsa
Five euros – Take my hand La vie est très dure ici Amulet Five for five Take my hand The music stops She is done bargaining |
Poetry in this post: © Shahilla Shariff
Published with the permission of Shahilla Shariff