Gaza(Poem)(Repost)

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM]

By Chidi Anthony Opara

Bombs,

Rockets

Rouse me from silence,

Gaza blazes again.

I see sacrilege

In the shrines of the good gods,

I hear loud laughter

And clicks of wine glasses

From the mansions

Of merchants of war weapons.

I stand gazing at Gaza.

The smokes rise

And shield my gaze

From the slaughter.

 

From the risen smokes

I hear the cries

Of the wounded

And the bereaved,

The dead are dumb.

I am drenched

By the tears

Of the weeping world.

(Poem presented as social service, all rights reserved)

[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Moving.

I wonder, though, if "smoke" should be pluralised.

Toyin

--
Listserv moderated by Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin
To post to this group, send an email to USAAfric...@googlegroups.com
To subscribe to this group, send an email to USAAfricaDial...@googlegroups.com
Current archives at http://groups.google.com/group/USAAfricaDialogue
Early archives at http://www.utexas.edu/conferences/africa/ads/index.html
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USA Africa Dialogue Series" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usaafricadialo...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/CABTLsgjqFw%2B1UWL6yis%2BEmv3ZkJ4dkur-8sD1hFm64mti3LV4Q%40mail.gmail.com.

[Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM]

Oluwatoyin,

I enjoy the privilege of "poetic license", unlike you (laughter).

-CAO.

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/CAGBtzfNzAv05VV4h-4MOgh84vLZoCU3jV3Usskyt7OyoCKd49g%40mail.gmail.com.

[Olasupo Laosebikan]

Thank you, Chidi

To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/usaafricadialogue/CABTLsgjaYKybqfE6w-z2rZOnGQdgPM373VkQ0c-ezL_y6vh%2BxA%40mail.gmail.com.