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how do I write about the beauty of the world when barefoot people pass before my window in search of shelter how do I share my pleasure of the birds' sweet song at dawn when I see faces etched with panic from deafening blasts of bombs how to rejoice in love and friendship when meeting people who could barely save their lives after burying their loved ones how can I write with passion of the kindness of the human heart when I see thousands fleeing from the ruins of their homes only to face police   walls   barbed wire true words are hard to find as said a poet of an older war     when it is a lie to speak     a lie to keep silent not easy
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Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018 at 6:45 PM UTC
wwhoelbling
poetry in the time of refugees (reposted apropos the recent deadly bombardments of civilians in Syria - nothing has changed, so you get the same poem!!)
how do I write about the beauty of the world when barefoot people pass before my window in search of shelter how do I share my pleasure of the birds' sweet song at dawn when I see faces etched with panic from deafening blasts of bombs how to rejoice in love and friendship when meeting people who could barely save their lives after burying their loved ones how can I write with passion of the kindness of the human heart when I see thousands fleeing from the ruins of their homes only to face police   walls   barbed wire true words are hard to find as said a poet of an older war     when it is a lie to speak     a lie to keep silent not easy
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