Sphere Literary Magazine

By Xavier Snowman

Originally Appearing in Issue #4

Category: Poetry

Ravi, bird of paradise, dressed

in worn out Levis, Nikes down-at-heel

lays out his stall with passion fruit

mangoes, kumquats, purple grapes

exotic juicy jewels.

A haggling zoo prods among the baubles

‘hey missis! please don’t squeeze me till I’m yours!’

Rank market smells. Smeared street, bleared sky

Stepney’s not Hyderabad; the spicy scents and crowded bright bazaar.

Ravi, bird of paradise, white robed

pulls off his sandals in the evening cool

and bows to pray;

Hyderabad, far away.

Xavier's Bio

BIO:

Xavier lives in Bath in the UK and is studying a BA joint Honours degree in English Literature with Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He was in the Navy for 5 years but left to become an English teacher and, if possible, a part time writer. He usually writes script and hopes to put on a play in the near future. Xavier plays a lot of cricket, hangs out with friends and, if he sees a good looking tree, he has to climb it.

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Sphere is an international journal of student writing. It is edited by students at Fairleigh Dickinson University and contributed to by students around the world. As of May 2008, with the support of Fairleigh Dickinson University and The Literary Review, Sphere is up and running.

At Sphere, we believe that the student voice should have a chance to carry itself over all landscapes and distances. By publishing on the web, Sphere will give students the opportunity to be heard wherever there are the means to access our website.

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Dreams of Hyderabad

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