A Swallow Without Wings / Thirsty for Time by Irma Kurti

A Swallow Without Wings

Talking with you
on the phone

is difficult—
the sound
of the call
falls into a deaf
ear, my joy
undresses slowly
from the zeal.

The minutes pass,

even the hours—
the joy writhes,
shakes in the air,
it loses height,
like a swallow
without wings
it falls
to the ground.




Thirsty for Time

I’m thirsty for time.

In the days I look
for it desperately,
it slips from my hands
and burns my fingers
like friable sand.

I am a traveler,
I walk in the desert,
the infinity extends
like a white sheet,

it waits for me to write
verses or letters.

Thirsty for time ...

Irma Kurti is an Albanian poet, writer, lyricist, journalist, and translator. She lives in Bergamo, Italy. Irma Kurti is a member of the jury for several literary competitions in Italy and also a translator for the Ithaca Foundation in Spain. Irma Kurti has published 119 works. Her books have been published in 24 countries.