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Goodbye

Under: Around The World, Art & Culture, Memories, Palestine, People & Places, Uncategorized @ 10:40 am on Wednesday, 08.13.08

Mahmoud Darwish's mother at his funeral in Ramallah

Thousands of Palestinians gather around the cortege carrying the coffin

Thousands of Palestinians gather around the convoy carrying the coffin of Darwish

Marcel Khalife places a white rose of Darwish's coffin

Marcel Khalife kisses the coffin of  Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian women wave to the coffin of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish at Amman airport

Jordanian women waving goodbye to the plane that carried the coffin of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish at Amman airport

Palestinian honour guards carry the coffin of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish during his funeral

Palestinians mourn at the grave of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who gave a voice to the Palestinians' longing for independence, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah,

Mahmoud Darwish is carried during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah

waves to the coffin of late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish at Amman airport

Your sleepiness is stronger than fear. A wilderness of your beauty dozes off, and a moon out of your shadows wakes to guard its trees.

—-

Our cups of coffee. Birds green trees
In the blue shade, the sun gambols from one wall
To another like a gazelle
The water in the clouds has the unlimited shape of what is left to us
Of the sky. And other things of suspended memories
Reveal that this morning is powerful and splendid,
And that we are the guests of eternity. ~Mahmoud Darwish
May your soul rest in peace.

5 Comments »

Mona

08.13.08 @ 1:29 pm

Very emotional words and pictures.
May his soul rest in peace.

Qwaider قويدر

08.13.08 @ 5:33 pm

There are people in this life that conquered death
There people in this world that made a difference
These people never die

Mahmood Darweesh, and his soul, will forever be alive in all our hearts and minds

Naser

08.15.08 @ 10:40 pm

…thank you very much…
I’m out of words.i looked for a video for that day in Amman n couldn’t find.uh.

Iman

08.16.08 @ 12:32 am

Naser, you can watch some here and here

Waleed Khamis

08.18.08 @ 2:08 am

Really sad, God bless his soul
Thanks a lot for sharing… My mom’s pic is up there!

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