On this earth “On this earth there is that which deserves life: the recurrence of April, the smell of bread at dawn, the opinion of a woman in men, the writings of Aeschylus, the beginning of love, moss on a stone, mothers standing on a flute’s string, and the invaders’ fear of memories. On this earth there is that which deserves life: the end of September, a woman leaving forty in all her prime, the hour of sun at prison, clouds mimicking a flock of beings, a people cheering those who ascend to their fate smiling, and the tyrants’ fear of songs On this earth there is that which deserves life: On this earth there is the lady of the land, The mother of beginnings, the mother of endings. It used to be called Palestine, it will be called Palestine. My lady: I deserve, because you are my lady, I deserve life.” –Mahmoud Darwish (Translated by Ashraf Osman) 🔻@FORPALESTINE | G A Z A