March First for Al Awda
My heart is with all
who march March 1st ...
with all who value every home
& family.
All who value freedom of
(and from) religion.
All who crave and help create
fair and just laws...
All who write stories and poems, and paint,
all who build beauty & museums for Palestine.
All who vote for full and equal rights
and respect.
Every step marched yesterday
today and tomorrow for Al Awda
is amplified a thousand fold,
by all who can not be there.
And amplified again, and again
for Al Awda, amplified a trillion fold
by every refugee.
My heart is with all
who march for real justice
and a lasting peace.
poem
copyright ©2020 Anne Selden Annab
...Universal Echo
ReplyDeleteA Growing Gardens for Palestine poem by Anne Selden Annab
Every time
you unlock any door
any where
any one
you are Al-Awda
Any time
you fit a key
into any ignition
of any vehicle
you are Al-Awda
Any time
you write a poem
(or a grocery list)
you are Al-Awda
as the ink shapes
in every language
spell out
what was
is and always will be
Al-Awda
When you read a book
When you fall in love
When you buy a ring
When you leave home
When you return
all Al-Awda
Every time
you flick a switch
turn on a light
Al-Awda
Every time
you close your eyes
and dream
Al-Awda
Every pillow you fluff
every penny you drop
every street you stroll
every garden
every step
even every stumble
All Al-Awda
And now knowing Al-Awda
know that all roads now
lead home
....to Palestine
poem copyright 2008 Anne Selden Annab
http://growinggardensforpalestine.blogspot.com/2008/10/universal-echo.html