Eastern Sky

Cherry

By marandina

Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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15 comments
 

Eastern Sky

Fractured skies. White lightening

Lights up buildings.

And for a moment

We are blinded.

Everything is shrouded.

Cordite…

Monochrome desert.

Sounds of thunder

Echo in tumult.

Crescendo of rage.

Can you hear?

Guns in the East.

Dreams fade of Palestine.

Carrion feed from the dead

As stars watch in silence

A lament for the lost.

 

Image free to use at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Desert_montain_-_panoramio.jpg

 

 

Certificate PG
Poem
Miscellaneous Poems
Spiritual

Comments

Submitted by celticman on

we mourn our loss of innocence. We are blinded. Often by choice. I guess we've no skin in the game, the least we can say is not in my name. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading it, CM. "not in my name" yes, I guess so.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Fitting poem for these frightening and tragic times. 

 

Submitted by marandina on

I think so. Maybe. Thanks for reading it, Rachel.

 

Submitted by Rhymes And Reasons on

War. What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing! broken heart

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks JPB. Edwin Starr knew what is was all about. "Absolutely nothing..."

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I think Jacques read my thoughts and I couldn't have put it better myself Paul, especially as I'm a child of Love, Peace and Happiness. 

Just thinking about hate makes me sick to my stomach.

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE. AND PLENTY OF NATURE'S BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.

Sorry if I'm rambling.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks Jenny. Yeah, I'd go along with that :)

 

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for the cherries, ABC eds. Much appreciated.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Sad word-picture. We need hatred quenched that breeds fear and war. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

For sure, Rhiannon. Thanks for reading it :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"Dreams fade of Palestine"
I heard on the radio someone in authority in Israel, talking about whom they would allow to govern Gaza. (I think he was one of the more moderate). He said a "pragmatic" Palestinian, which I guess means someone as you say, who no longer has any hope

 

Submitted by marandina on

"Pragmatic Palestinian" sounds like "puppet". It's a difficult one, Di.

As ever, it's about as complicated as it gets in Gaza. The Isrealis want "indefinite security responsibilty" in Gaza, the Americans are advocating a "Two-State solution" going forward whilst Iran are sponsoring Hesbollah to wage a proxy war for them to, ultimately, remove Israel from the map altogether. Any ongoing occupation against the will of the people is going to be problematic and will just fester with underlying rebellion and result in more lives lost.

I guess the point of the poem was to illustrate the sad loss of life resulting from idealogy and politics. It was ever so.

 

Submitted by jeand on

Beautiful poem of such a sad sstate of affairs  Well put.

Jean Day

Submitted by marandina on

Thanks for reading, Jean :)