Syria 8 - Sonnet For Secular Odds Poem by Danny Draper

Syria 8 - Sonnet For Secular Odds

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Arab Spring lanced all deeper scars
Populace wounded, festered an abyss
Violated a prophets' sacred words
Sacrificing innocents to the void
Mortally sure they cling to four and six
Each sahih, hasan the other da'if,
Leaping headlong to oblivion,
Will peace await each in the one heaven?
Outsiders with self interests invest
Agitate a transect beyond borders
Grinding corpses and homes 'to rancid mire
Stripping humanity with each carcass
Watchers seek odds for democracy, while
Sides seek holly superiority.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
For the myriad tragedies attaining normality in Syria, a state of affairs abhorrent that will never be acceptable.

Note: sahih (authentic) , hasan (good) and da'if (weak)



Danny Draper 16/5/2013
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kevin Patrick 13 June 2013

I really enjoy reading your Syrian poems they attain a level of urgency and authenticity that explore geopolitical conflicts that most people would like to remain anonymous to. Every line really captures the desperation. Violated a prophets' sacred words Sacrificing innocents to the void Great stuff, although by this point I'm not sure if it has to do anything with God, some people will find ways of hating each other with or without belief. In the end its just a bunch of idiots being superior for nothing except a sea of bodies

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 08 June 2013

I belong to d sect dat dint start dis war and who never start such atrocities. As an onlooker n outsider u presentd yor poetic journalism in an admirable splendid way! No one has right to kill except d creator i believe. When killers kill it depresses me.

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Valerie Dohren 20 May 2013

Religions are outdated institutions, and I would like to see a new world where common sense is the order of the day. A long way off I fear.

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Gajanan Mishra 15 May 2013

watchers seek odds of democracy. good write, thanks. I invite you to read my poems and comment.

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Danny Draper

Danny Draper

Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
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