Before the year foldsand mothers lower the coldbreath of loveliness,before the sun setsand stars hoist their headsfor the world to see,and the waters cower away,the mountains sheath,and a majestic treekneels upon the soilin search of one final glance,one last forlorn lookat the boy who climbed,the girl who skipped `round,the woodsmen who passedwith axes sheathed in [...]
Archive for December, 2006
OLD TREES
Posted in anti-war, happy new year, old trees, protest poetry on December 31, 2006 | 12 Comments »
PROGENY OF TIME
Posted in U.S. policy, iraq on December 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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(A Poetic Justice Collage)
Associated Press Article by DEB RIECHMANN 12.28.06President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need more time to craft the plan he’ll announce in the new year.Burdened [...]
PROGENY OF TIME
Posted in U.S. policy, iraq on December 30, 2006 | 8 Comments »
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(A Poetic Justice Collage)
Associated Press Article by DEB RIECHMANN 12.28.06President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need more time to craft the plan he’ll announce in the new year.Burdened [...]
PROGENY OF TIME
Posted in U.S. policy, anti-war, iraq, its a wonderful time to be alive, progeny of time, protest poetry, u.s. pullout on December 30, 2006 | 8 Comments »
(A Poetic Justice Collage)
Associated Press Article by DEB RIECHMANN 12.28.06President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need more time to craft the plan he’ll announce in the new year.Burdened by low approval [...]
YOUR CAPTURE YOUR DEATH
Posted in hanging, iraq, saddam hussein on December 29, 2006 | 6 Comments »
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Saddam Lawyer Seeks Mercy; 5 Troops DieBy LAUREN FRAYERAssociated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Saddam Hussein’s lawyer made a last-ditch effort to impede his execution Thursday, beseeching world leaders to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted dictator to Iraqi authorities who plan to hang him.The plea from Saddam’s attorney [...]
YOUR CAPTURE YOUR DEATH
Posted in anti-war, hanging, iraq, protest poetry, saddam hussein, your capture your death on December 28, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Saddam Lawyer Seeks Mercy; 5 Troops DieBy LAUREN FRAYERAssociated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Saddam Hussein’s lawyer made a last-ditch effort to impede his execution Thursday, beseeching world leaders to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted dictator to Iraqi authorities who plan to hang him.The plea from Saddam’s attorney came as the [...]
NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER
Posted in dreams, hope on December 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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(Ben Heine – Cartoons)
If we lie next to one anotherDo you think we’ll forget the world?If our fingers hunt like tonguesDo you think we’ll stumble upon silence?
The dream begins the same;I’m older. My mind and body, slower.The dream ends the same;You lying next to me, fingers wagging.
If we rest next to one [...]
NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER
Posted in dreams, hope on December 28, 2006 | 17 Comments »
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(Ben Heine – Cartoons)
If we lie next to one anotherDo you think we’ll forget the world?If our fingers hunt like tonguesDo you think we’ll stumble upon silence?
The dream begins the same;I’m older. My mind and body, slower.The dream ends the same;You lying next to me, fingers wagging.
If we rest next to one [...]
RETURN TO THE TERRAIN
Posted in I spatter, hope, return to the terrain on December 27, 2006 | 7 Comments »
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(A Poetic Justice Collage)
As I return to the terrainOf home and family and poetry…I call still on power to cease,To end its gripOn the throat of humanity…I spit it out as if poison,Wrenching the taste away…Like a lopped off limbStriking a dreary soundI slice it deeply toward tyranny…I release it like [...]
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