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Shifting Sands - a Syrian Prayer

I hope i have a pleasant death somewhere in the wilderness, perhaps clinging to a shriveled Apple, struggling to grow in the blazing sun, in a dusty field on this warming, drying planet, or maybe crushed beneath a crumbling mosque during prayers to heaven's deities appeasing all that's good and just a gust of wind their hope in us and give some comfort to this worlds most sacred, weary casualties, and leave a mark in quiet sands, that never shift with time or winds, lay etched on hearts for eternity.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 11/4/2018 10:07:00 PM
Beautiful and poignant piece.
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Date: 11/6/2018 1:02:00 AM
Thank you for your kind words, Maureen. this country's fate weighs on me.
Date: 10/23/2018 6:21:00 PM
A beautiful write; filled with lovely sentiments.
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Date: 11/6/2018 1:03:00 AM
your comments are very kind and encouraging, thank you!
Date: 10/23/2018 12:58:00 PM
I like the image you created with 'quiet sands, that never shift with time or wind.' Inspirational, and haunting too. A pleasure to read this fine poem. Best wishes, Gershon
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Date: 11/6/2018 1:04:00 AM
Thank you, Gershon. your words lift my spirits!

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