A Ghazal for Palestine

palestine

Walnut chairs of yearning are rocking on their own – in Palestine

Blood-stamped graves are speaking to olive trees – in Palestine

Ceramic cheeks of age-old homes are cracking under combat boots

Is anything stable – in Palestine?

Pores of soil are filtering the white shroud of martyrs

What has befallen the people – in Palestine?

Marbles of memory line up the doorway to  every mountain and river

No one forgets anything here – in Palestine

Tanks are immediately sent in for the uprising of stone-wielding children

Even school students are bombed – in Palestine

Birds of tomorrow remain caged in solid immobility

When will the new dawn come – in Palestine?

Yanis Iqbal is a student and freelance writer based in Aligarh, India and can be contacted at [email protected].


GET COUNTERCURRENTS DAILY NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX


 

Tags:

Support Countercurrents

Countercurrents is answerable only to our readers. Support honest journalism because we have no PLANET B.
Become a Patron at Patreon

Join Our Newsletter

GET COUNTERCURRENTS DAILY NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX

Join our WhatsApp and Telegram Channels

Get CounterCurrents updates on our WhatsApp and Telegram Channels

Related Posts

Join Our Newsletter


Annual Subscription

Join Countercurrents Annual Fund Raising Campaign and help us

Latest News