That is the fruit seller
Whose taste I no longer know whenever I pass by him,
As he still pains my heart with his unique shyness.
Khader Al-Hassani, a seasoned poet from Iraq shares his poem
Khader Abbas Shalash Al-Hassani (Khader Al-Hassani) was born on 7/2/1957 in Baghdad – Iraq. He wrote rhyme and free verse poetry, prose poetry and expressive narrative in the late seventies through weekly wall publications during study periods. He was member of the Young Writers Forum in 1979. He published poetry and articles dealing with poetry and expressive narrative in most newspapers, journals and magazines, which deal with children’s literature and the literary vanguard for the years 1979-1986. He contributed to reciting poetry in festivals, forums and special social and national occasions during university days. He published poetry book in 2021. His name was included in the Encyclopedia of Eloquent Iraqi Poetry, Part One, prepared and presented by the writer and researcher Fatima Bouhraka from the Morocco in 1922.
THE FRUIT SELLER…
THE FRUIT SELLER…[Expressive narrative]
This fugitive was not from a distant planet,
His voice no longer inspired the singing of the seasons whose fruits had departed…
When he returned home with an expired ticket and no one helped him,
It reminds me of a train I knew that spent its life…
In stations that had abandoned their passengers
The place bid him farewell with a voice of sorrow
That is the fruit seller
Whose taste I no longer know whenever I pass by him,
As he still pains my heart with his unique shyness,
Nothing saddens me now when I remember him,
Except his mute attachment to unfulfilled wishes,
When he was screaming from his remains,
In a tone resembling crying…
But he did not succeed in selling anything.
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Coordinated by Angela Kosta Executive Director of MIRIADE Magazine, Academic, journalist, writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, translator, promoter
