Sunday

Today is Sunday     Today is Sunday. Today, for the first time,     they took me out into the sun     and for the first time in my life I looked at the sky     amazed that it was so far     and so blue     and so wide. I stood without moving and then respectfully sat on the black earth, pressed my back against the wall. Now, not even a thought of dying, not a thought of freedom, of my wife, The earth, the sun and me...     I am happy. Nâzım Hikmet

上海芭蕾舞团 (Shànghǎi Ballet) dancers wearing masks practice in a dance studio in 上海 (Shànghǎi), China. Photo: 阿里宋 (Ālǐ Sòng)/Reuters.