The Lonely Scarecrow, Poetess - Sihem Hammouda (Tunisia)
Sihem Hammouda is a Tunisian author, translator, and educator. She has published the novel The Tunnel Girl, several short story collections including The Button Thief, and the poetry collection Arabian Roses’ Whispers. Her work has been featured in various international magazines. A specialist in English curriculum and literary translation, she bridges Arabic and English literature for global audiences.
The Lonely Scarecrow
Sihem Hammouda (Tunisia)
He wanders through the breathless
Battlefield of life.
Above him,
The scarlet sun withdraws her spears,
And night wraps his serene shawl
Around houses’ shoulders—
Both grand and poor.
He doesn’t yield, for he believes
That when solemn autumn breaks
Summer’s painting brushes,
And winter cries,
Sprightly spring comes by.
In the heart of the battlefield of life,
A lonely scarecrow,
Resting beneath the shade of a willow,
Is teaching dainty daffodils
That neither a ghastly smile as his,
Nor a raging rifle as his master’s,
Can take away what the divine
Hand has bestowed on a famished soul.
Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published from Aurangabad, MSD, W.B. Editor - Md Ejaj Ahamed
Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published by Md Ejaj Ahamed from Aurangabad, Murshidabad, W. B, India
