Monday, March 14, 2011

Human Family

[image from time.com]

Ten thousand bodies
they say
may be
found
along the shore.
Ten thousand
mothers and fathers,
ten thousand
daughters and sons.

There cannot be
a soul
on this planet
that does not
share
the grief
at this loss
of human
family,
alarm
at this
demonstration
of
planetary
distress.

6 comments:

  1. I would be hard pressed to think of a country I feel less affinity for than Japan (Iran maybe?), but even I am horrified.

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  2. yes, grief is the right word...


    Thanks
    Leontien

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  3. Sherry,
    It is mind altering seeing the videos on TV. I still can't believe what I am seeing. I can't imagine enduring this...
    My heart n' prayers go out to this country~

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  4. It is heartbreaking to watch, isn't it, Sherry? Such tragic loss of life...I grieve for every lost soul, and for our beleaguered world...

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  5. I grieve for all those who had to withstand this fury and tragedy. We are with you Sherry to pray for the lost souls.

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  6. The extent of destruction was totally unprecedented; and it's still going on. $ nuclear power stations in danger. 2 explosions. I feel awful that it didn't stop with an earthquake and a tsunami. And i'm also with you in grieving for Japan, though i know that it is a resilient country and will bounce back.

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