Tuesday 31 August 2010

Syria

Lost epoques leave scars
layered like filo pastry
on Damascus' present.

Resafe

Half hidden in the sand

is a place of martrydom:

Brave acts still witness.





On the road to Aleppo
Stony desert, but
Children wave, we smile, unite
and move on. Salaam.



Thursday 19 August 2010

Haiku

Arms stretched in welcome,
swathed in green and shimmering;
dear friend; stately oak.

Mourning

Their voices are stilled;
they speak differently now,
fine tuning the loss.