Daily Archives: December 12, 2013
Farewell to Syria, for a while: في وداع سورية… مؤقتا
Originally posted on alisariram:
Farewell to Syria, for a while By Yassin Al Haj Saleh October 12, 2013 I have tried hard for the last two and a half years to stay in Syria. It was important for me as…
The Lost: a poem about a girl dying of cold
Originally posted on alisariram:
Tents and Snow In this poem, I imagine a Syrian girl in her late teens dying, being the last of her family, after she and her family had witnessed the destruction of their village by the Syrian government…
Have you heard? They are dying of cold in Syria
Death stalks the ruined Syrian cities and towns, death dances with the winds, the rains and the snow. It is fine with us. We are not asking you to shed teas. Only people with hearts shed tears. Compassiuon does not … Continue reading