Adonis Diaries

Red Tornado symbol on the Black beret

Joud Makhoul posted this Arabic poem on Fb.

I took a few liberty in the translation. Read the Arabic version in the note.

“Tonight:

The determined fighter crouched by a tree on the hill of  Zara

He painted his dark eyes with Kohl

And embellished his head with a black beret studded with a Red Tornado symbol,

Red Tornado symbol on his rifle, his arm, his backpack

He looked up to contemplate the Red Tornado centering the black flag

And waited for the signal of his commander.

His next objective is to reach the next tree on the next hill

A deep chasm separates the two hills

And the black devils were in waiting for anything that move to shoot at.

The fighter crossed to the next tree and engaged the black devil snipers.

The earth swallowed the black devils in their sheltered hole.

A few drops of blood oozed from his body

The black devils were wiped out

And the flag was planted firmly by the conquered tree.

A soft breeze awakened a red flower, covering the fighter by the tree.

His thunderous growl engulfed the hills around

“Let Syria live. Long live Syria”

(Ta7ya Souria)