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on numbers
These are people you talk ofWith flesh ripped from bonesLife’s blood running in guttersThese are homes you surveyNow brick and dustThese their towns and villagesYour rockets reduce to desertFruit left to rot in orchardsOf splintered wood~ n.b. I am not taking sides as if this were a sport. Hundreds have died in Lebanon because of →
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on gratitude
It feels likeNothing beforeEver happenedBut everythingThat happened beforeMade all thisPossible~ CLP 24/09/2024 →
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on September
Caught by sharp showerWait here a minute, darlingThere’ll be a rainbow~ n.b. And sure enough there was. 22/09/2024 →
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on Sunday morning
Night’s fitful retreatDreams pierce our unconscious heartsHow long sleep’s warmth holds~ CLP 22/09/2024 →
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on eggshells
with tension buildingkitchen sink drama explodesomelette of laughter~n.b. We all need a lucky break sometimes. CLP 19/09/2024 →
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on stage ii
music, light, action, wordssublime to the minisculethéâtre pour tous~ 17/09/2024 →
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on Ukraine
So it came to passBombs fell on Russia’s peopleMasters of War enriched ~ n.b. Whatever the principles, innocent people, going about their daily chores, are killed at random. More war means more profit for arms manufacturers worldwide and more war means more grieving for those lost in its machinery. Who wins? Follow the money, if →
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