France has declared a national state of emergency and tightened borders after at least 128 people were killed in a night of gun and bomb attacks in Paris.
Eighty people were reported killed after gunmen burst into the Bataclan concert hall and took hostages before security forces stormed the hall.
People were shot dead at restaurants and bars at five other sites in Paris. At least 180 people were injured
These are the deadliest attacks in Europe since the 2004 Madrid bombings
surreal drama -
blood the price for a ticket
of loss dreams
veins of wrath -
the blood of innocents salts
tears again
peace peace -
when will words of harmony
ring true
© gillena cox 2015
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Peace and love is all we need. Warm greetings lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt is surreal when such events unfold - and yet also familiar...terrorism exists in various forms every single day, sadly - a reflective and thoughtful poem
ReplyDeleteSo aptly described...a surreal scene...one i hope we can mend and find a better way out of than just more violence.
ReplyDeleteYes - peace, peace. It seems sometime an elusive dream.
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ReplyDeletering true
Sigh... hope and pray for peace to prevail soon and for an end to terrorism. Horrible what happened in France.
Thanks for your appreciation Jae
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Thanks for dropping in Sanaa
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We live in desperate times!
ReplyDeleteIt seams that peace is once again slipping through our fingers... really almost anything is possible for those determined to murder.
ReplyDeletesadly indeed Kerry; and thanks for dropping by
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the mindset of terrorism is the bane of planet earth's ethos
ReplyDeletethanks for your appreciation Bjorn
much love...
Donna thank you for dropping in
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Very well written, Gillena.
ReplyDeletePrayers for France. Let there be peace.
Thanks for dropping by Purba
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You have found words for the unspeakable. Well done. I can taste those salt tears.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Sherry
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So brave and powerful poem haiku! Peace and love
ReplyDeleteWe don't know the answers, Gillena. I hope we can attain world peace, we all deserve it. The first one is very powerful.
ReplyDeleteIt is times like this one feels like hiding on an island in the Caribbean or even in far of Australia!
ReplyDeleteA very timely write ... intense and moving.
ReplyDeleteIt is an incomprehensible drama and how it will go on in Europe is currently very uncertain -
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed new week
Thanks Humbird
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Totomai thank you for your appreciation
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Indeed, happy you dropped in Robin
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Thank you Loredana
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Happy you dropped in Wendy
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Thanks for dropping in Mascha
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May peace prevail on earth....We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share....Beautiful haibun, Gillina!
ReplyDeleteHad been a sad day for humanity. Elements that start a chain reaction are signs showing us of some mismatch in expectations
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Thanks for dropping in Panchali
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Thanks for dropping in Hank
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We are a step beyond surreal, which seemed to stay on stage and in art galleries. Your poem, from the heart, phrases the question, but as a rhetorical statement. When indeed. We lose proportion and hope.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Susan
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