Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CL: "first casualty of war"
written in response to Democracy Now, Dec.26: Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill Dozens, Including Five Journalists; Three Babies Freeze to Death
the
bloodied
man
nailed to a wooden cross
in
a
press
vest
FYI: This is a sequel to the following haiku:
written in response to Democracy Now, DECEMBER. 20, 2023: [NewYork-based, American NGO] Committee to Protect Journalists: Israel Is Killing Media Workers at Unprecedented Pace
smoky rubble
a bullet-riddled helmet
marked PRESS
Reprinted on My Haiku Pond, Nov. 23 2024
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLI: "keffiyeh-draped youth"
snow on snow ...
the keffiyeh-draped youth
pump their fists
locked in a staring contest
with a phalanx in dark blue
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CLII: "the Great Beyond"
alone, lost
in the calm between fireballs
this Gazan girl's gaze
a two-thousand-yard stare
at the Great Beyond ...
