eyes fixate
on bare branches of a maple
standing still
I wait silently
for time’s passing
Summer 2009 issues of Modern English Tanka
Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on Israel Blocking 6,000
UNRWA Trucks from Entering Gaza
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*We must always take sides.* Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the
victim. *Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.*
-- Elie Wiesel, Hol...