Rachid Amrani : Writing

Ashes

Ashes

A Poem by Rachid Amrani


AshesSmoke from the mud oven Lifts toward the sky Dissipates in the air Ashes inside the oven burn in flames Woman picks the dough fr..
Hectic Times

Hectic Times

A Story by Rachid Amrani


The four custodians caught him in one of their morning rounds. The men were in their fifties. One of them was a heavy smoker and coughed constantly...
Life and Life

Life and Life

A Story by Rachid Amrani


For about a mile or so there was nobody else walking except me. The sun was hot. Why I didn't bring a hat, I had no idea. It could be that I'm growing..
Crest of a Hill

Crest of a Hill

A Story by Rachid Amrani


At the crest of the hill there is a tree; a big tree with lush branches that provides thick layers of shade. Sitting under the shade of the tree, you ..
Gone

Gone

A Story by Rachid Amrani


You can make all the excuses you want but the point is that you left us. With your departure, you left the life you had built for years behind you. I ..
DO NOT CRY MY ANGEL

DO NOT CRY MY ANGEL

A Story by Rachid Amrani


And then you appeared, walking down the hill, slowly and gracefully. Where do you derive that grace was a riddle I had always aspired to solve. To you..
Steam

Steam

A Poem by Rachid Amrani


Inside the building a wave of soothing warmth sweeps over you You feel relieved and alive again It could be the look on your face It could..
Absent

Absent

A Story by Rachid Amrani


I knew him. I did. I spoke to him. For years we exchanged the morning pleasantries. Though he was a private type of person, he told me things. For ins..
Cactus Land

Cactus Land

A Story by Rachid Amrani


I remembered one early morning my mother and I went to Cactus Land. The sun had already risen, and the air was warm and felt gentle. Along the way we ..
Feast

Feast

A Story by Rachid Amrani


He could sense it. Everywhere around him there were signs-evident signs. He could tell the wheel of life had slowed. That there was an air of festiv..

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