Seven children who
will not see the coming spring ~
mother's wails of grief
I am sorry to tell you that the above family, the Barho family, endured a tragedy a few days ago. Their seven children, aged fifteen to three months, perished in a house fire in Halifax. The father is in a medically induced coma, in critical condition. He tried to save his children. They are a Syrian family only here a year, beginning their new lives. The funeral was today. Heartbreaking. The mother's wails as her children's seven caskets, from large to small, were rolled out of the mosque will stay in my mind a long time.
A poignant quote from one of the speakers: "Time is short. There is not enough time to love. I don't know how people find the time to hate."
I don't know either.
for Toni's prompt at Real Toads: to write a short poem or haiku with a reference to spring.
Not enough time to love...that is so true Sherry! This is a heart wrenching story! Such an utter grief that truly will mever end.💔😢
ReplyDeleteThis is extremely dad, Sherry. Sooo sad for survivors and harder still for mothers.
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Terrible for the mother. I cant imagine. Our saddest funeral since the bus full of Humboldt hockey players was crashed into by a semi last year, killing half the team. Just so much tragedy when young people die.
ReplyDeleteThis gives me chills... what a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteSo sad and humbling in light of the climate of division today. Gonna save that quote. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteHow utterly tragic, to be hit by such tragedy when you thought that you were finally safe and ready to start again.
ReplyDeleteI can't even...
ReplyDeleteNo words....... :(
ReplyDeleteIt’s so true, Sherry, there isn’t enough time to love, especially for survivors of such a disaster, A heartbreaking haiku.
ReplyDeleteWhat a horrible thing. I can't even imagine the grief.
ReplyDeleteI can't find words adequate for comment. Your plain-speaking haiku says it best.
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