Syria - A Future Syria? From March 2013 Poem by Danny Draper
Syria - A Future Syria? From March 2013
When it is done
And tentatively
All appears well,
And a country emerges
From its battered shell,
How will you rebuild?
When you demolish
The broken cities and homes
Scrape off the rubble and debris
Bury the off fruits of intolerance
Recover unknown missing bones,
Strip clean the social fabric
And truck away old footings,
The old foundations will be exposed.
Will you look upon these foundations
With nostalgia and reverence
Dwelling in the past
Setting to work to restore the old
Righteous and blinded
Without haste or forethought
As is your right,
Or will you decide to build anew?
Perhaps taking time to plan
And design a better house
Shaping it deftly for tomorrow
Remembering the land
Upon which it rests
Is greater than a footprint,
Here acceptance may deliver
A stronger more durable home
For a family of diverse individuals,
Built on new foundations.
Danny Draper 13/3/2013
I don't know much about Syrian crisis, except that it is a country lying close to Jordan, Israel and Iraq and is afflicted by a number of internal issues! Building it anew from its shattered existence is something the world looks forward to. A powerful write Danny! Phoenix can rise from the ashes! !
I have missed many great poems lately, how glad and lucky I feel to have found a precious one, thank you for share, Iwhat beautiful music to my ears: Remembering the land Upon which it rests Is greater than a footprint, Here acceptance may deliver A stronger more durable home For a family of diverse individuals, Built on new foundations.
A fair hand is needed for the rebuilding and restructuring...and a design, with sustainable strength...excellent, provocative and topical. Oh if poet's were the architects....PEACE
a great write about the future of Syria let us all pray their future is bright.
Wow. It takes courage to talk about something so controversial. I think that's what made me love it so much. Really great stuff here. -ralph
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I would like to translate this poem
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Build anew, as long as the design is good and the old foundations are strong enough. Great write Danny.