When I enter the earth's nest <br />Contented <br />And glad, <br />My wings resting, <br />I will free my eyelids so not to see <br />The trees swaying nearer. <br />Do not cry over me. <br />I said do not cry. <br /> <br />If you wish, remember that my wings <br />Are water <br />And there is no water without waves <br />And no waves without a shore where they crash. <br />I rest here <br />Contented <br />And glad <br />To have reached the last shore. <br />Do not cry. <br />Even the sound of my breathing cannot reach me... <br /> <br />Translated by Khaled Mattawa<br /><br />Saadi Youssef<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bird-s-last-flight/
