Illustration from the book “A Year and a Day”
Life has seen me standing hungry by the fence
and fed me with a fig from its trees
seen me naked under the sky
and clothed me in a cloud of its cotton
seen me sleeping on the pavement
and housed me in a star on its breast’
Life said: ‘Learn about me, you will find me waiting for you!’
I said thank you to life, for it is a gift and a talent
I learned about life with all the hardship I could
and it taught me how to forget it to live it
— Mahmoud Darwish, from “Perfection is the same as imperfection,” A River Dies of Thirst.(Archipelago Books, 2009)
Source: metaphorformetaphor
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Love this poem, and I borrowed it and made a link. Thank you, Seeker! 🙂
Not mine. Take it away and share, by all means, Amy. You are most welcome.
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