NATASHA XHELILI

NATASHA XHELILI

Hope In The Dark

The whole world locked in front of the screen

Stalking the movements of the alien, COVID-19.

Possessed with fright, anxiety, terror

No one moves

In the lifeless streets, the echo of emptiness rings.

And the outstretched line of saviours arrive in scout cars.

Between the streams of tears

Heroes emerge from the gloomy bosom of the world

Ripping the black curtain of mourn

In their hearts are the mortal prayers of the people.

Rays of hope, explode into the abyss

Opening the chained gates,

The drums of war rise above the silent predator.

Flowers of a late spring blooming as

Owners of the sky peck into the hearts of civilians

Discovering the radiant thread of Ariana,

Abandoning the daunting labyrinth

We take upon the shining path of life

A Light Dance.

The night oscillations shake the sun,

Forcing the stars to flash with every movement.

A dream washes away the celestial gaze,

And a fairy tale only shows half of it.

The moon's darkness invades shore,

Almost like a persistent passer-by.

As the days proceed on the calendar,

The spread of light conquers

And the night is fades.

Crossroads capture the sun's rising,

Over starry night, charring it

From a nefarious place of fire

Blazing the horse of wind, that feeds the flames.

Follow me, and sway with luminosity.

As if pictures, memories come to light,

And then load on the back of shady night.

Resting the memories as the mind floods,

And the pounding heartbeat

Raises the stars again, to shake the sun down.

The lost planet

Darkness

The loneliness that surrounds you

Is soul trembling

The irregular routine

Stifle the joy of sleeping

The slowest of steps

Numb the troubled silence

A storm of affection

Ends over the far horizon.

The awakening of the new day

Cause the lingering words to age

Self-imprisoning!

Without handcuffs, chains, keys,

In the window of life

There are no lily chirps

In the vast heavens

By spaceship

We wait to discover

A Lost Planet.

We embarked on a journey

We both,

Towards newer paths

In the season of the heart

I follow your pace

You follow my pace

Like dancing following a rhythm

The spaces we discover

Unfound borders

From my shoulders, slip the troubles of the day

I’m in your sky

You’re in my sky

Like the stars of the galaxy

We are harshly released

We do not know fear

At each other’s farthest ends

I am your beginning and end

You are my beginning and end

Like the blind

NATASHA XHELILI

NATASHA XHELILI: Born in Krahes of Tepelene. Finished studies for Albanian language and literacy in the University of Eqrem Cabej, in the city Gjirokaster. She wrote her first poem at the young age of 10, but her first anthology was published in the year 2000. She writes proses, poems and expresses her critical opinion on different matters, and a variety of publications from this time period. She has participated in a few literature anthologies. Natasha has poems published in Albanian, English, Italian, and Macedonian. Published Books : The Mountain sees a  dream. Poems The Curtain of evening. Stories Tears of fire. Poems. Lullabies Of The Moon. Stories For Children.