The Bride – Palestine, Poem by Jeff Will Bee
This beautiful piece of art by Nabil Anani put Jeff in mind of a poem he composed based on an old photograph of a traditional Palestinian bride.
The Bride – Palestine
For the girls with almond eyes
My love for you knows no bounds
You are my Nannas, my history,
My Jaddas had almond eyes too.
You are my mothers, life’s givers,
Bearers of us all,
The peace from almond eyes.
You are my sisters, my sibling
With shared wings we fly,
My blood ties with almond eyes.
You are my wife, my half
My sharer, the best of my life,
My sanctity with almond eyes.
You are my daughters, my days,
The souls of my soul,
My blessings with almond eyes.
All my hopes and prayers,
Sacred and true,
My love for you knows no bounds,
My heart breaks for you,
As you weep from almond eyes.
Poem by Jeff Will Bee
Nabil Anani
(b. 1943, Latroun, Palestine) Nabil Anani is a key founder of the contemporary Palestinian art movement. Anani studied Fine Art at Alexandria University, Egypt, in 1969. On his return to Palestine, he began a career as an artist and an art teacher-trainer at the UN college in Ramallah. Anani held his first exhibition in Jerusalem in 1972 and has since exhibited widely in solo and group shows in Europe, North America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Japan. His works can be found in many museums and private collections.
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