This Brave New World, CXX
spots of dried blood
in a soldier's diary:
a stick-figures sketch
shows recruits as "bait"
to shoot down a sniper drone
FYI:
War is a defeat for humanity.
-- Pope John Paul II
And
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
-- Bertrand Russell
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLIX: "breaking news"
breaking Gaza news
my friend's kin, far away
in life as in death
FYI: This is a sequel to the following entry, CXXII: "bombed schools"
a drift of olive leaves ...
my Gazan friend's kin living
in various bombed schools
France 24, Jan. 10, 2025: Gaza death toll 40 percent higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
A study in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that 64,260 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which would mean the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip had under-reported the number of deaths to that point by 41 percent.
And Democracy Now, Jan.16: Israel Kills at Least 70 More Palestinians in Hours After Ceasefire Deal Announced
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLX: "the weight of winter rain"
pause between fireballs
the weight of winter rain
on ripped tents
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXI: "skeletal school"
silhouetted
against Gaza's ashy skies ...
a skeletal school
FYI: Democracy Now, Jan.6: American Historical Association Votes Overwhelmingly for Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLXII: "raven after raven"
smoky ruins
raven after raven
circling
Added: Between Heaven and Hell, XXI
the downward tilt
of his chin and forehead
and the knitted eyebrows ...
Convicted Felon's official portrait
[l]awfully like his mug shot
