Before The New Year

Author: Assef Al-Jundi
Word Count: 100
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Before the New Year

There was a time
when a flower had power
When we believed we lived
in the age of peace

There was a time
when the insanity of war no longer
made sense and awakening
was the new hymn

There was a time
when love was more than a silly love song
Pot of gold and rainbow
were in our hearts

There is a time
where flowers still hold power
War remains insane
and lovers’ ghosts
dance…

(In honor of the memory of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007.)

oddpoet

this is beautiful writing
Assef Al-Jundi replied

many thanks~
Aritheeagle

Well done Assef!

Benazir deserves in terms of her personality – her charisma…. her sheer political acumen in the face of so many odds. That she eventually become victim to bullets that were intended only for her elimination. She was an enigma alright and will guide many into the future.
Assef Al-Jundi replied

call it madness, or call it insanity, or perhaps convulsions of consciousness… but we should be able to do better!!
Soon, one hopes….

many thanks~

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