Sonnet to our beloved people on a transcendental May 1st

Antonio Guerrero sent us this message to share on this May Day


Dearest friends in solidarity throughout the world:

We'd like to share this sonnet with you, dedicated to International Workers' Day. I know that this day is not celebrated the same in every country, but those of you who defend just causes will be celebrating it with a call for a better world.

From these five prisons we send you our admiration and thanks for your solidarity with the Cuban Five and with the Cuban people.



Sonnet to our beloved people on a transcendental May 1st
Waves of hands, sea of flags.
Chant of shining light, burning scale.
Aurora released at dawn.
Lightning scattered through palms.

Bouquet of dreams, tree without borders.
Sidereal and combatant dove.
Star erected on a slope.
Pollen from urgent spring seasons.

Unbeatable bastion, rock of the heights.
Wide furrow carved between bursts of fire.
Independence over the verdant plain.

Enamored horse of peace.
Revolution of pure geography.
Homeland and mankind, my beloved people.

A brotherly embrace from the Cuban Five:

Gerardo Hernández.
Fernando González.
Ramón Labañino.
René González.
Antonio Guerrero.

written by Antonio Guerrero
Florence, CO Penitentiary
April 20, 2010

translation by Machetera

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