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Sally’s prompt: Inspired by a poet
I invite you to spend some time with the poets who stay with you—the ones who shape how we read, write, and see.
Choose one or more of the following:
- Write a poem in honor of, or with a nod to, another poet. You can even name them in your title, like Hats Off to Mother Goose or The Road Traveled with Robert Frost.
- Borrow a single line from a favorite poet and weave it into your poem. Just one line—see where it takes you.
- Try writing in the style of a poet you admire. A Shakespearean sonnet, no capitals for e.e. cummings, or a small, vivid moment in the spirit of William Carlos Williams.
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This poem by a famous Palestinian poet– Refaat Alareer brings tears to my eyes when I read it and so does the silence of the good people of this world who are abetting the evil by remaining silent.
The lines in bold are from his poem.
IF I MUST DIE”
BY REFAAT ALAREER
If I must die, you must live
To tell my story, to sell my things
Genocide almost completed
Old or young, adults or babies
Bombed, sniper shot- obliterated
Land desolate, history in ruins
Tell the family not to grieve
But wait- there’s no one left
To feel the sorrow of death
As they all are united in death
Heartbreakingly no one is feeling
The pain of the inhumane slaughter
People go by, busy in the mundane
Their conscience asleep, unperturbed
Tears drop from the eyes like blood drops
Hearts torn in shreds, mutilated
Those are humans too, you know
Who’s death is of no consequence to you
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This is the rest of his poem;
so that a child, somewhere in Gaza
while looking heaven in the eye
awaiting his dad who left in a blaze
and bid no one farewell , not even to his flesh
thinks for a moment an angel is there, bringing back love
If I must die
let it bring hope
let it be a tale
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In response to; W3 # 207, hosted by David
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