Tag Archives: Poems

Poems and thoughts in times of war

Compiled between January and April The poetBlessed are the words for the words are makersBlessed is the music for the music is the soul of GodBlessed are our songs, our poems,Our sighs, our cries, our murmurs, Our lullabies, our prayers, our … Continue reading

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Texts chosen from John Donne and Shakespeare for the video: Children of Syria

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Children of Syria Forgive Us For We Have Sinned

Published on June 14, 2012 by Alisar Iram  Contains  painful images This video by Alisar Iram is made in memory of the dead, the tortured and the maimed children of the Syrian revolution. It is dedicated to all murdered and uprooted … Continue reading

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They Do Not Know

They Do Not Know.

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They Do Not Know

I wrote this poem to invoke beauty and the life-forcesof nature, pitting them against death and annihilation. They do not know What noble and immeasurable strength We have mustered against their evil. They do not know that we speak  In the sun … Continue reading

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A Dome of Many Colours

I made myself a dome of many colours A dome of the shades of the rainbow Painting an inviolate circle of grace I made myself an exquisite dome of love And unto it I gathered: The dreams of the children … Continue reading

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مدن الدخان

مدن الدخان.

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Cities of Smoke

This video by Alisar Iram expresses her anguish and deep sorrow, and that of the Syrian people, at the terrible destruction of man,child, nature,earth and the immemorial heritage of Syria. It is a cry against the campaign of annihilation led … Continue reading

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