“Speak out for those who cannot speak,
for the rights of all the destitute.”
Proverbs 31:8
this diary is dedicated to all who suffer because of war and other disasters
we honor courage in all its forms
cross-posted at DailyKos, Booman Tribune, European Tribune, and My Left Wing.
april is national poetry month
image and poem below the fold
An injured Iraqi girl, the victim of a mortar attack, gets treated in a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 25, 2006. Three mortar rounds slammed a residential complex in southern Baghdad Saturday, killing four and wounding 13 residents, police said.
(AP Photo/Mahmoud al-Badri)
Whose Mouth Do I Speak With
by Suzanne Rancourt
I can remember my father bringing home spruce gum.
He worked in the woods and filled his pockets
with golden chunks of pitch.
For his children
he provided this special sacrament
and we’d gather at his feet, around his legs,
bumping his lunchbox, and his empty thermos rattled inside.
Our skin would stick to Daddy’s gluey clothing
and we’d smell like Mumma’s Pine Sol.
We had no money for store bought gum
but that’s all right.
The spruce gum
was so close to chewing amber
as though in our mouths we held the eyes of Coyote
and how many other children had fathers
that placed on their innocent, anxious tongue
the blood of tree?
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put a meaningful magnet on your car or metal filing cabinet
read Ilona’s important new blog – PTSD Combat
view the pbs newshour silent honor roll (with thanks to jimstaro at booman.)
take a private moment to light one candle among many (with thanks to TXSharon)
support Veterans for Peace
support the Iraqi people
support the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)
support CARE
support the victims of torture
remember the fallen
support Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors – TAPS
support Gold Star Families for Peace
support the fallen
support the troops
support Iraq Veterans Against the War
support Military families Speak Out
support the troops and the Iraqi people
read This is what John Kerry did today, the diary by lawnorder that prompted this series
read Riverbend’s Bagdhad Burning
read Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches
read Today in Iraq
witness every day
Click on the candle to copy the image into your own comment (you can leave it on my server), and/or rate this one – not for mojo, but to leave a small mark after taking this moment.
” I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.”
from Dirge Without Music
by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Thank you for making Iraq War Grief Daily Witness a Koufax Award Finalist for Best Series in 2005.
Peace
Impeach. It’s the only way.
God bless the little children. All I want is peace and pray for it daily. We must get rid of the warmongers everywhere. Hugs Rub. thanks again…
Fears of Iran’s role in Iraq loom over Arab summit
I was just aterted about Eman’s condemnation of Operation Swarmer… She’s the brave woman I met this weekend.
Please read it… Caution photo… but her words speak so true.
http://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?id=901
Thank you.
the little ones bleed
the little ones die
a too soon death
they know not why
Please let this end.
IMPEACH the fockers now!
Light A Candle For
Peace, Tolerance, Understanding
and For The Children – Innocence Lost!
Eric has Produced another Powerful Video:
Simply Called “3”
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This one is a production of ‘Smashface’:
WAKE ME UP…
Katrina Video
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This one is from the last day of the ‘Walkin’ To New Orleans’ March:
THE SUNDAY VIDEO
On the 3rd Anniversary of the 2nd Iraq War, Iraq veterans clearly spell out the problems with words and song. Words by Camilo Mejia and Michael Blake; song by VOICE.