Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Friday, October 11, 2024

Yom Kippur Haiku

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CVII: "Yom Kippur"
written on Yom Kippur (lit. "Day of Atonement"), Evening of Fri, Oct 11 – Sat, Oct 12

Yom Kippur 
A Gazan doctor's blood flows
over dried blood on the floor



For more about Israeli War Crimes, see Special Feature: "Selected Poems for Reflections on UN Commission Report on Israel's War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity"


AddedAgainst the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CVIII: "Lebanon Attacks"

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pillarsofsmoke
pillarsoffire
Beirutcondos
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FYI: Politico, Oct. 1340 countries ‘strongly condemn’ Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers
At least five members of UNIFIL peacekeeping mission have been wounded in south Lebanon in recent days.

And Democracy Now, Oct. 14Israel Accused of Committing War Crimes by Attacking U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon