Freezing WeatherLike a ghost appearing ( Read more... )

Ordinance on Arrival Welcome to you ( Read more... )

Earthquake In HaitiThe Earth of Haiti quaked ( Read more... )

Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom

Three horses grazing out my window
Brown, black and white they stand
Rolling pastures they can wander,
Free and easy is their land

Don't ever take away my freedom, don't ever take it away
We must cherish and keep that one part of our lives
And the rest we're gonna find one of these days...
One of these daysI always ( Read more... )

Empty Chairs at Empty TablesThere's a grief that can't be spoken ( Read more... )

Excerpt from Under The Rubble

He left the house to buy some bread for his kids.
News of his death made it home,
but not the bread.
No bread.
Death sits to eat whoever remains of the kids.
No need for a table, no need for bread.

By Mosab Abu Toha

The State of the WorldThe state of the world has been on my mind ( Read more... )

Where Is My Boy Tonight?When the clouds in the Western sky ( Read more... )

What Did You Learn In School?

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?

I learned that Washington never told a lie.
I learned that soldiers seldom die.
I learned that everybody's free,
And that's what the teacher said to me.
That's what I learned in school today ( Read more... )

The Churchyard

A bell in a churchyard,
It yells for me to begin.
And my hands they tremble and shake.
While a chill grows under my skin.
It rains in the valley,
It rains from the skies.
And it's raining deep inside my soul,
And it pours up and out of my eyes.

Not long ago, you were here in my arms ( Read more... )