Tuesday, February 1, 2011

How far is far? Mahmoud Darwish

How far is far?
by Mahmoud Darwish

How far is far?
How many ways to get there?
We walk
and walk towards meaning
and don't arrive

It is a mirage
guide of the confused
to distant water
futile and heroic

We walk, and in the desert
we grow wiser
and don't say: 'Because the wilderness is perfection'

But our wisdom needs a song
with a lively tempo so that hope doesn't flag

How far is far?
How many ways to get there?

 Mahmoud Darwish
from A River Dies of Thirst

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