The Vanishing Voice
October in Gaza is still warm but evenings are
cooling and days are shorter, few birds sit on
shell damaged trees, and the airspace above us
is often filled with helicopter clatter.
So much have been destroyed, ruble and dust
winter will be cold for many, and our hearts
hardens we fear for the children who play war
games amongst ruins.
Our leaders are hard men, but we voted for
them since our former leaders were corrupt.
We long for a sovereign nation called Palestine,
B…
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Added by jan oskar hansen on November 9, 2009 at 9:17am —
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Lamentable
Behind my cottage there was an olive grove
someone came knocked down the trees for
a better view, but it wasn’t true they built
four thousand dwellings instead and called
it a security zone. And then they built a wall
so I can’t see my lost olive grove.
The world agree with me this is all wrong,
but tells me I, for the sake of peace, must
understand and give way. I have understood
for sixty years and given way so many times,
and I know now I made a mistake to let their
cattle graze…
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Added by jan oskar hansen on November 8, 2009 at 7:54pm —
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Seeing double in Los Angeles
I’m afraid
I can no longer help myself
On a Friday night
And every night of the week
I’m a drunkard
And I do see double
How did you know
I saw double?
Between Los Angeles and London
Between San Fernando Valley
And San Francisco
And whatever might remain after that
I feel
I have the right
To see double
For such a failure of a life
It is not enough
To present it all to me
On a platter
As if I was to take the world by storm
I’m suicidal
Every time
I’ll take…
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Added by Roland Michel Tremblay on November 6, 2009 at 11:27pm —
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تصريحات كلينتون ما جاءت
إلا لأن نتنياهو
في مأزق
د. أفنان القاسم / باريس
ردود فعل الكتاب العرب على كافة أهوائهم ومشاربهم غالبا ما تكون سطحية وانفعالية تأخذ ما تريد الماكينة الإعلامية المهيمنة إعطاءه دون أن تتساءل عما ترمي إليه وتبحث عما تخفيه فتخدم دون أن تشاء أهدافها وتوجهاتها، وهذا هو حال ما جرى غداة تصريحات كلينتون الأخيرة بخصوص المستعمرات الإسرائيلية. لقد أريد من هذه التصريحات أن تبدو وكأنها تؤذن لتبدل في السياسة الأميركية إسرائيليا، أمس ضد المستعمرات واليوم مع المستعمرات، بينما السي…
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Added by Afnan El Qasem on November 5, 2009 at 4:33pm —
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The world will close their eyes to me.
My voice will go unheard.
My tears will go unseen.
My cries will be silenced by the absence of compassion
For I am
Black in America.
A woman,
Fighting to climb my way
Out of a box
No bigger than the space I am standing in,
Spending hour after hour saying
"Yes, sir."
"No, sir."
"Thank you, sir."
Just to collect a paycheck that is
Far below my worth.
I do not make a fuss.
I do not complain.
I do not make reference to my disagreement
Of pay.
It is what feeds…
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Added by Rene' Rivers on November 5, 2009 at 1:33am —
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Lest we remember...
In Afghan fields the poppies blow
Between the landmines, row on row,
To our disgrace; and while we lie
Unsung, a child is getting high,
The harvest of these fields of woe.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We wept, felt pain, engaged some foe,
Fought, and were fought, we knew not why,
In Afghan fields.
Put down your quarrel with the foe;
On all Morphia may bestow
Her boon, a painless last good-bye.
Though still ye be afraid to die,
Ye shall but sleep, since poppies gr…
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Added by Khem on November 4, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Her long black tail feathers and the somber color
of its plumage
Gave me an impression of widowhood,
I try to listen her plea and it's sorrowful
The bird speak the language of human
But nobody understands.
'My innocent husband died in the poppy fields while searching food
A bomb dropped from the sky and I escaped and flew here,
Oh! It's a winter I forgot and I left my winter clothing at my husband's roost,
Don't know whether I could be friendly with the birds here?
*Birds can be unite wherever…
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Added by nimal dunuhinga on November 3, 2009 at 3:32pm —
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Looking for a destination where you can enjoy your vacation in a delightful way? Visit to Kerala in India and you will find the places of your choice to spend your holidays in a memorable way. Kerala is one of the beautiful and picturesque states of India ideal for tour and travels. It is gifted with immense natural beauty, pristine palm fringed beaches, breathtaking backwaters, exotic wildlife parks and sanctuaries, lovely lakes, rich culture, terrific temples, historical monuments, etc. These…
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Added by Rajesh Kumar on November 2, 2009 at 7:25am —
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I’ve planned my way out of here
Tell me
Would you like me
To be out of your life
Tomorrow morning?
I’ve planned my way out
Of this nightmare we call life
I can change it all overnight
You will never hear of me again
Tell me!
Is that what you want?
Please understand me
This is no longer a threat
It is almost a plea
For me
To finally
Start living all over again
In such freedom
And peace
That one requires
I’ve never been up
To be murdered
Or for an early death
Through stress
With you
Af…
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Added by Roland Michel Tremblay on November 1, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Humankind’s future: social and political Utopia or Idiocracy?
By some coincidence in the last three days I read Men Like Gods of H. G. Wells and watch the films Idiocracy, City of Ember and WALL-E. They all deal with humankind’s future, a very bleak future that could possibly become the ultimate Utopia or perfect world, not before another world war, the extinction of humanity, and survival of a few humans to come back to Earth from space, or emerging from underground to start anew. Is th…
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Added by Roland Michel Tremblay on November 1, 2009 at 9:23pm —
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OUR NATIONAL BUZZARD
This one carnivore, no others care more
for their victim's comfort or pain.
He waits till they're dead, to pick at the head
of victims who'll never complain.
This bird kindly waits that posthumous date
that his dinner's no longer alive.
Since no blood is spilt, he's left free of guilt
allowing the fit to survive.
If his destined meal can still squawk or squeal,
this saintly bird will gently wait.
If starving for food, he deems it quite rude
to hasten his supper's untimely fa…
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Added by Gerald Bosacker on October 31, 2009 at 7:09pm —
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Remaining raw and true to the world
Let’s go deeper
At another level
Of understanding
I cannot believe
I was allowed
To remain so raw
After a lifetime
Of entertaining the masses
And if ever I succeed big time
In being heard
Beyond my neighbours’ fence
It would only be
Because of this rawness
And so
Never should I lose it
How difficult it must be
Once a big corporation is behind you
Expecting to churn out millions
Out of fluffy stuff
Meaning absolutely nothing
And yet
Trying very hard
T…
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Added by Roland Michel Tremblay on October 31, 2009 at 2:11am —
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APRAXIE
د. أفنان القاسم / باريس
أبراكسي مفردة تعني العمه الحركي، والعمه الحركي يعني فقدان القدرة على الحركة المتسقة، وهذا ما يصاب به اليوم الإنسان العربي، يريد أن يتحرك، فيتحرك دون اتساق، ولا يعرف إلى أين يذهب، ولا كيف يذهب، ومن لا يتحرك دون اتساق يتعرض للسقوط في أية لحظة، فهو إذن في وضع غير طبيعي، كل عالمه غير طبيعي، البيت والعمل والمؤسسة، وكل عمره غير طبيعي، الطفل والمراهق والبالغ، والأخطر من كل شيء الوعي غير الطبيعي كجزء من التمثل، وكانعكاس للواقع، لأن العمه الحركي في مثل هذه الشروط…
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Added by Afnan El Qasem on October 30, 2009 at 9:32am —
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Reverie
Dreams have always been vital to me they have been a wing
To fly on for my consciousness, but lately there have been few
dreams and when I dream it is about places I have been to in
other thoughts, meeting people and seeing a nature that is
interior where the landscape it thorny and cannot be shared
with others. There is strangeness to see friends that do not exist,
familiar faces forever young they will just be there and not tell
me what to do, a burden one has to tolerate in conscious…
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Added by jan oskar hansen on October 30, 2009 at 6:51am —
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Five Fishes
The sea is turquoise ships are white as
summer clouds. On the dock headless
dolphins lie side by side and there is music
in the air. Children have fun slide on deep,
dark blood. Shouting buyers and sellers,
listen to the great cacophony of humanity.
Bless this day... this moment, god is good
here is food for all.
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Added by jan oskar hansen on October 28, 2009 at 12:47pm —
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Rajasthan is globally famous tourism destination of India. It is the beautiful state of India which has lots of attractive places of tourist’s interest. Endowed with rich culture, customs and royal charm this beautiful state of India is visited by tourists all the year round. Rajasthan the royal state is decorated with invincible forts, elegant palaces, terrific temples, blossoming gardens, picturesque lakes and many other charming attractions. Visit to any places of this royal state and it is s…
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Added by Rajesh Kumar on October 28, 2009 at 5:41am —
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Capitalist planning: we can’t find a damn job!
Capitalist planning
Only do something if one can make a dollar
And certainly don’t do anything
If one cannot make at least a billion dollars
Isn’t it amazing?
For simple minded people
Like me, like us all
Living in a simple world
At a time when no one is working
At a time when no one is doing anything
Such wasted essential resources at hand
Such short sight from our leaders
Is amazing
Out of necessity
This one poem for human rights
Is goin…
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Added by Roland Michel Tremblay on October 27, 2009 at 9:31pm —
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بانتخابات أو بدونها
مؤتمر بال سيعقد
وسيفاوض
د. أفنان القاسم / باريس
نرفض الانتخابات تحت الاحتلال، نرفض الرئيس الذي قررها ابن الاحتلال، نرفض الديمقراطية تحت الإحتلال، نرفض المجالس التشريعية إخوان مسلمين أو شيوعيين أو مشيعين أو مشاعيين تحت الإحتلال، نرفض الأمر الواقع المكرس للتقسيم إلى ضفة وقطاع، نرفض التكتيك في استراتيجية البائع والمباع، نرفض القرارات التي تتم في الأقبية والدهاليز، نرفض الأوامر الآتية من البيت الأبيض أو تل أبيب، نرفض المؤامرات السياسية الدنيئة لتصفية القضية، نرفض التعهر…
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Added by Afnan El Qasem on October 27, 2009 at 2:10pm —
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The Termination
In Pakistan bombs fall, explode and artillery
shells whizz through the air, burning building
and dead children, all this happen when I sit
listening to a program about abortion.
It strikes me that those who are anti-abortion,
often are for capital penalty and do not dither
to drop rockets on villages in the mountains of
Pakistan or Afghanistan.
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Added by jan oskar hansen on October 27, 2009 at 12:06pm —
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Lack of Rain
As evening began to fall heavy clouds gathered,
rain tomorrow the meteorologist said, a nice girl
about twenty five years old, and dressed in red.
So the clouds will be hanging about blocking out
stars till the next day when the girl gives the order
for the downpour that will turn into drizzle.
Heavy fighting in Pakistan, didn’t see any rain
though, but billows of black, oily smoke fearful
people trying to flee and a tough talking general.
When morning came it was sunny but quit…
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Added by jan oskar hansen on October 26, 2009 at 9:37am —
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the vanishing voice
Seeing double in Los Angeles
نحو مؤتمر بال فلسطيني (14)
Black in America (Poem)
In Afghan Fields
A migratory widow bird from Afghanistan
OUR NATIONAL BUZZARD
