A Gypsy In A State Of Love
By: Azza El Wakeel

(Extract of the poem)

In an ornamented gypsy’s dress
My tresses decorated with red roses
My neck and wrists with necklaces
And bracelets of gardenia
The jingling of my anklet
Foregoing to your meeting
Announcing my arriving steps
The sound of my castanets
Echoing in the open space
Whenever I beat my tambour
At the beginning of evening
After the sun departed
Leaving a touch of its setting
On my cheeks
My shyness at meeting you
And my timidity’s instinct
The sparkles of stars splitting the sky
The moonlight slipping from concealment