State of Siege

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

A little of the infinite blue
suffices
to reduce the burden of our times
and cleanse the mud from this place right now

From ‘State of Siege’ by Mahmoud Darwish (www.mahmouddarwish.com/english/introduction.htm), 2002, translated by Ramsis Amun

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About luckyal

Crossed and bloodshot eyes, hairy ears and nose, pink and pointy elbows, bedraggled potplants on dusty balcony, bottle of beer, beloved wife and son, no surf.
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One Response to State of Siege

  1. Clifton Evers says:
    January 2, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    Awesome, Al is posting. And beautiful and incredibly important stuff at that. Love your style Al.

    Reply

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