#dassin

Prompt- Devasena as Dassin (a fictional Tuareg princess dreamed up by me for an art entry).

The Tuareg are a matrilineal group under the umbrella of the larger Amazigh ethnicity. They are predominantly Muslim but their faith traditions incorporate their old culture and some aspects of its worship too. This short piece is about Dassin's coronation.

“Are you sure this should be so form fitting?” she bit her lip. “The elders may not like it.”

Dassin, who had her eyes closed, sighed.

“Do I look like I care what the elders think?” she further reclined into her little pool and raised her left foot out from the other end.

“Look at those petals stuck to my toes. They are our ways. Our history. We have trampled upon them and yet, they stay fragrant, vibrant… humble enough to stay at our feet, hopeful that we will acknowledge them again someday.” She opened her eyes and craned her neck to look at the seamstress. “Today is that day.”

Written for challenge 5, Daan. 

Spulciando tra banchetti di “Belle Brocante” per le stradine di  Isle-sur-la-Sorgue e di APT anche quest’anno ho portato a casa qualche vinile...

A toi A la vie, à l'amour A moi A la folie dont tu es la raison A nous Aux souvenirs que nous allons nous faire..

The grave of Melina Mercouri (1920 - 1994), Greek actress, singer, politician and Minister of Culture

The grave of Jules Dassin (1911 – 2008), American film director, producer, writer and actor.  Dassin’s films included noir classics ‘Brute Force’, ‘The Naked City’ and ‘Night in the City’, and also international award-winning films ‘Rififi', and ‘Never on Sunday’ which co-starred his wife, Melina Mecouri (1920 - `1994).  Dassin’s grave here is adjacent to Melina Mecouri’s larger crypt.