When the first call to prayer wrestled me out of a deep sleep, it was still pitch black in the room. Nothing stirred, not a rooster could be heard, and even the guards kept their silence. This was license for me to drift back into a luscious sleep while the echoes of the muezzin faded … Continue reading »
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The Birds Over Kosovo
They storm the sky announcing the sunset and sharpen their wings on the sky’s blushing hues. They beckon me out onto the balcony of another Pristina dawn. Possessed by their haunting caws, into the twilight I am all at once drawn. Black as tar, countless as the stars, these odd birds rearrange the sky – … Continue reading »