Motelle
This poem was written by a child of the Warsaw Ghetto.
It appeared in a project of the Zionist youth movement Habonim in Australia 1971.
From tomorrow I shall be sad
From tomorrow on!
Today I will be gay
What is the use of sadness … tell me that?
Because these evil winds begin to blow?
Why should I grieve for tomorrow …today?
Tomorrow may be so good, so sunny,
Tomorrow the sun may shine for us again,
We shall no longer be sad.
From tomorrow on, I shall be sad -
From tomorrow on!
Not today no! Today I will be glad.
And every day, no matter how bitter it be.
I will say
From tomorrow on, I shall be sad.
Not today!
2007-03-01 17:55:04 · 5 answers · asked by Bill459 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I'm not sure what type of response you are looking for. However, I love this poem. It's amazing the strength of children. This poor child must have truly been going through hell and to think that he/she was so determined to be happy through it. The poem is just so powerful. Thank you for sharing it.
2007-03-02 01:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by mama_chickadee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An attitude like that can keep you alive in the ghetto. It never ceases to amaze me how some of the most profoundly hopeful poetry came from the most abjectly depressed eras/places on Earth.
2007-03-02 04:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Maddog Salamander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The author wants to be sad tomorrow. Not today.
2007-03-01 18:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by melvinree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice. I like that.
2007-03-01 19:59:09 · answer #4 · answered by Bob Peppers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES ITS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT I AM REALLY YOUR DAD
2007-03-01 18:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋