Elegy for the people of Israel and Palestine

so very from the heart... I felt this piece in my soul. it is not easy to write of such a delicate subject. you mastered it. I feel this is one of your best. one thing: could you translate the question for me? may my little dragon hop safely from this year to the next! your Proprietress

As your Ink has turned to the tear drops for a people that are being held in a permanant conflict, it seems that the world is powerless to say to them, Stop this stupidity. The tears will flow on and on little one as long as they dont join the human race first then their own beliefs after. I hear the children of both places scream out why, and the sad parents just shake their heads and say, what does why mean. I will not say, I hope for a better time for them, as I find that Hope is a negative word. If all you have left is hope then you are sat on your bum waiting for something to cure someting. It is time the world said DO This. Anyway you have a great new year and look to your inner self and have fun, Yours Ian.T

Dear Ink, I am active in my Middle East Peace Forum... begun by Dennis Kucinich, former US Presidential Candidate and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. So many folks world over are getting involved. In its complexity, war will always erupt as long as *sides* are taken... and peace is as simple as *I will fight no more forever*. Thank you for this poem. ~A "All in all, it's just another brick in the wall." Pink Floyd There are no walls except for the ones we build. ~me~

Ink thanks alot for sharing this poem... I really appreciate your thoughts and hope all these miseries end.I know we cant stop it but atleast we can have our say against bruatality.. It greives me so much when I see such things, and the silence and carelessness of the those make me more sad and pissed off who can help stop it. You speak my thoughts! Best wishes, Wafi

about a crucial subject. Tomorrow I shall be posting a poem about the inability of our present leaders (due to their inadequate education for such a task) to deal with this kind of conflict, and the need for citizens all over the world to take a hand in promoting understanding between those of different races and/or religions (in the way Kailashana appears to be doing already). The news about the bombing of the Gaza strip is very depressing, though I sometimes wonder why a minority of extremist Palestinians go on firing rockets into Israel if they know (as they surely must) that Israeli fire-power is far superior. Best Wishes, Robert. P.S. I could not find 'shoa' in my dictionary. Please explain if you have a moment.

I wonder whether there will ever be an end to this crisis. How much more suffering, how many more lives will have to be lost before this madness stops is an answer that is blowing in the wind to quote Bob Dylan. Leonard

For the opening line, did you mean "Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani?" - meaning " my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Good, powerful write. And as you've mentioned, it's a thin line between good and evil. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "If we always give what we have always given, we will always get what we have always got..." - Mike R.

congrats on the spotlight, I love you, my sweet dragon!

I have several Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Wiccan and Atheist friends. All are agreed there should be an end to this and yet you talk deeper and some of them resent the bombings, some resent the safety measures because of the bombings and wish there could be something done. All of them agree on one thing though. If one side stops, there will still be those on the other that will continue and thus they are caught in a violence begets violence begets violence loop. It is sad because all my friends want peace and find there is not so much differences between us. Heartwrenching poem and very well written. Thank you for sharing. I have to give it 5/5. Respectfully, Rett: "When all is said and done, Shut up and relax!" Rett

this is a thought provoking poem, kudos on the spotlight! Thanks, Eddie "do like the once barren tree: flourish and like the planted seed: rise" Jose De Diego

Congrats on a much deserved spotlight! I stand corrected with my previous comment - you are correct with the timeframe, and I was wrong with what I thought you meant. I apologize. Awesome poem. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "If we always give what we have always given, we will always get what we have always got..." - Mike R.

the other day as I was watching the news, I too was devastated to hear about Israel dropping bombs... I don't pretend to know all of the facts... but I do know it has gone on long enough... There are innocent people under fire from both sides... their crime is the crime of location, of which most were born there... not much of a crime huh... I like your poem and it is a subject matter that needs the attention of writers and the world... Richard

I too, have noticed this.... the numbers are 5's and then someone decides the numbers are too high and..... Sad... even here... in a community of kindred spirits. I never vote, for that reason... even though I notice the votes, as it were. I have been moderated and banned from poetry sites, have been mocked and ridiculed, have been praised and loved... In the end, it's my own heart that bears *witness* and it's never *false*. Much Love. ~Anna "All in all, it's just another brick in the wall." Pink Floyd There are no walls except for the ones we build. ~me~