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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving, the Palestinian Way



On this Earth …

On this earth

There’s what’s worth living for

April’s hesitation

The smell of bread at dawn

A woman’s magic words for men

The writings of Aeschylus

The beginnings of love

Grass on a stone

Mothers standing on a string of a flute

And the invaders’ fear of memories

On this earth

There’s what’s worth living for


The end of September

A woman leaving her forties with all her beauty

Sun hour in prison

Clouds imitating a flock of creatures

People’s chants for those who face death with a smile

Tyrants’ fear of songs.

On this earth

There’s what’s worth living for

The lady of earth

The mother of beginnings

The mother of endings

She was called Palestine

She is later called Palestine

My lady, I deserve,

Because you are my lady,

I deserve life.

(my translation)

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