Liljana Furxhiu

Liljana Furxhiu writes poetry for Fjala Është Art, which has published 5 of her pieces.

Writing

Waking with Clouds

Hundreds of stones I carry on my back, stealing my breath at every step. Hundreds of lightning bolts burn my lips, setting the longing heart ablaze. Hundreds of black, pitch-dark nights, my sleep...

Liljana Furxhiu

Poetry

Sos

Heal my heart, for it aches! You left me sleepless, left me without dreams. Longing becomes a thorn in my soul, it drips blood and scares the kiss away. It tore out my ribs one by one, it…

Liljana Furxhiu

Poetry

The Butterfly

I had not seen your courtyard, I had not tasted the vineyards you told me of, I had not bathed in spring water beneath the rock, I had not climbed the mountain peak...

Liljana Furxhiu

Poetry

Waiting With No Time of Return

I will live my life even like this. Dressed in memories, like a countess. With a hat of dreams, under the blue sky. With an arrow of longing and my soul in pieces. Because, even like this…

Liljana Furxhiu

Poetry

Mona Lisa without a frame

Who will say to her: “My Mona Lisa?” Who will watch her sleep, like you did? Who will brush the bangs from her forehead? Who will whisper to her: “My poet, sleep!” Who will…

Liljana Furxhiu