"Poem of the Sand by Mahmud Darwish", A Painting by Muna as-Suʿudy, 1979

Found in the "Homage to Mahmud Darwish" collection of 7 paintings made and singed in 1979 by Jordanian-Palestinian artist Muna as-Suʿudy, this colour painting, titled, "Poem of the Sand by Mahmud Darwish", was made between 1977-1980 as a tribute to Palestinian poet Mahmud Darwish and a commemoration of his poems. As-Suʿudy. On the lower right corner of the painting, the following section of the poem is included:  In the beginning, the tall trees were women  They were rising waters, a language  Does earth die as humans do?  Is she carried by a bird in shape and into the empty space   I am the beginnings And the endings The sand is a shape and probability  I see a sand age covering us, taking us away from the days  Clouds that resemble counties