Gernika: Wiederholungszeichen

Somewhere a Palestinian Picasso daubs a canvas
Or chisels stone
Needles coloured thread through linen
Scribbles out a poem
Scratches notes onto staves
As fragments of shells are picked
From the hands and feet
The crown and side
Of the freshly crucified

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n.b. NaPoWriMo 2025 combining art and music in poetry. Gernika April 1937, twinned with Gaza, April 2025.

CLP 13/04/2025