New Painting - "Refaat Alareer" by Ms Caitlin Johnstone!
(2023-12-23 at 23:52:11 )

New Painting - "Refaat Alareer" by Ms Caitlin Johnstone!

I have got a new oil painting titled "Refaat Alareer", for the Palestinian poet and teacher who was assassinated in Gaza by Israeli forces earlier this month.

The kite in the painting is a reference to the last poem ever shared by Mr. Alareer, "If I Must Die: If I must die,you must live to tell my story to..

The kite in the painting is a reference to the last poem ever shared by Mr. Alareer, "If I Must Die":

If I must die,

you must live

to tell my story

to sell my things

to buy a piece of cloth

and some strings,

(make it white with a long tail)

so that a child, somewhere in Gaza

while looking heaven in the eye

awaiting his dad who left in a blaze - 

and bid no one farewell

not even to his flesh

not even to himself - 

sees the kite, my kite you made, flying up

above

and thinks for a moment an angel is there

bringing back love

If I must die

let it bring hope

let it be a tale.

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