In Memorium

I woke up this morning thinking about Syria and the terrible destruction that is happening over there. Thousands have been killed in the uprising, including two very brave journalists. Here is the poem I wrote while thinking about them.

In Memory of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik,

Killed in Syria, February 2012

In a bunker,

Covered in grey dust,

And grazed,

Eyes glazed over with

Tears of Homs,

The battle-crack

Of Somme

Blasting history

To oblivion,

Heads clamped in palms,

Unarmed, brave,

Strands of DNA

Standing defiant,

Waiting for angels

In God’s garden,

In the slant of Spring rain,

In the same slant of Spring rain

That grows orchids.

©Jane Sharp

February 25, 2012