Saturday, May 16, 2015

How Palestinians Keep Warm Comments

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Choose one word and say it over
and over, till it builds a fire inside your mouth.
Adhafera, the one who holds out, Alphard, solitary one,
the stars were named by people like us.
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Naomi Shihab Nye
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Dr Antony Theodore 12 December 2019

Well, I made that up. I'm not so sure about Mizar. But I know we need to keep warm here on earth And when your shawl is as thin as mine is, you tell stories. very fine poem. misery to which the world is blind. tony

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Dr Antony Theodore 20 April 2019

I stir the coals, my babies cry. How will I teach them they belong to the stars? They build forts of white stone and say, " This is mine." very fine poem especially in the present context.. tony

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Dunia 26 February 2019

what is the purpose of this peom

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Dunia 26 February 2019

what is the purpose/point of this poem?

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? ? ? 05 November 2019

Im not sure?

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Dr Antony Theodore 19 February 2019

My well went dry, my grandfather's grapes have stopped singing. I stir the coals, my babies cry. How will I teach them they belong to the stars? ......Palestinians and their cause and sufferings. tony

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