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Palestinian Child
The Palestinian Poetry gives an extremely different image of the Child. Not only for the Palestinian people but in general the hope is always in the Children.
In Palestine it is the first time that a revolt of such a magnitude is led by Children.
Children have a unique connotation that is only found in the Intifada Poetry, one of the power of resistance and the continuity of struggle, not innocence and weakness as the established universal connotation of the word.
In the following poem, by Mureed Barghouthy, this hope strongly prevails:
?A VISION?
O lifetime of ours, go on! Parents!
Give our children plenty of milk,
Prepare what light for them you can,
Save for them every match stick,
Keep the lanterns, and the oil
For the night means to inhabit for a long time .
The optimistic mood is reflected in the vocabulary. The white milk is a symbol of life and growth. Light, match stick and lantern are symbols of hope and clear vision of the future...The Future of Palestine.
The optimistic mood and the hope in Children is stronger in the following poem by ?Abdur-Rahman ?Awawdah,
?DETERMINATION in Our YOUNG CHILDREN?
Determination in our young children
Love, in our hearts, is commitment
The bird above our heads is singing
The people lay open their committed chests
The land opens its arms and paths
In the sun?s glance there is integrity .
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Embrace your little ones for
They Are the symbol of immortality and
They are the Lions.
The selection of vocabulary highly suggestive adds to the image of a hopeful future despite the Repressive Present of the Palestinian Children. The singing of the birds, the new avenues, the sun and love all suggest optimism.
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Other materials:
Ramzy Baroud's Book www.amazon.com
In Palestine it is the first time that a revolt of such a magnitude is led by Children.
Children have a unique connotation that is only found in the Intifada Poetry, one of the power of resistance and the continuity of struggle, not innocence and weakness as the established universal connotation of the word.
In the following poem, by Mureed Barghouthy, this hope strongly prevails:
?A VISION?
O lifetime of ours, go on! Parents!
Give our children plenty of milk,
Prepare what light for them you can,
Save for them every match stick,
Keep the lanterns, and the oil
For the night means to inhabit for a long time .
The optimistic mood is reflected in the vocabulary. The white milk is a symbol of life and growth. Light, match stick and lantern are symbols of hope and clear vision of the future...The Future of Palestine.
The optimistic mood and the hope in Children is stronger in the following poem by ?Abdur-Rahman ?Awawdah,
?DETERMINATION in Our YOUNG CHILDREN?
Determination in our young children
Love, in our hearts, is commitment
The bird above our heads is singing
The people lay open their committed chests
The land opens its arms and paths
In the sun?s glance there is integrity .
????????????....................... ...............................
Embrace your little ones for
They Are the symbol of immortality and
They are the Lions.
The selection of vocabulary highly suggestive adds to the image of a hopeful future despite the Repressive Present of the Palestinian Children. The singing of the birds, the new avenues, the sun and love all suggest optimism.
................................... ................................... ..........
Other materials:
Ramzy Baroud's Book www.amazon.com