Thursday, January 18, 2007

Iraq War Grief Daily Witness Day 1

Cayetana G. Palacios cries as her son, U.S. Army Corporal Eric G. Palacios-Rivera, of Atlantic City, N.J., is posthumously recognized with the Drum Major for Community Service award, during the New Jersey Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission's annual King Holiday Celebration, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, at the War Memorial in Trenton, N.J. Palacios-Rivera was killed in action in Iraq on Nov. 14, 2006. He is pictured on his mother's shirt.
(AP Photo/David Gard)


from Mass for the Day of St. Thomas Didymus

by Denise Levertov

ii Gloria


Praise the wet snow

falling early.

Praise the shadow

my neighbor's chimney casts on the tile roof

even this gray October day that should, they say,

have been golden.

Praise

the invisible sun burning beyond

the white cold sky, giving us

light and the chimney's shadow.

Praise

god or the gods, the unknown,

that which imagined us, which stays

our hand,

our murderous hand,

and gives us

still,

in the shadow of death,

our daily life,

and the dream still

of goodwill, of peace on earth.

Praise

flow and change, night and

the pulse of day.

21 comments:

Jerry said...

For peace

nenasadije said...

love, light and peace.

blessings to you, RubDMC.

alohaleezy said...

For peace my friends, I am a witness.

wwaou said...

Thanks for your work on this. I have been following it for some time and it is meaningful and important that you publish the grief and agony that attend the war in Iraq. Americans cannot know the cost being paid by the troops if they don’t know the reality of the war.

Unknown said...

For peace.

edsbrooklyn said...

For peace, for my children and for all children everywhere.

Thank you for continuing your work here.

Unknown said...

We are all witnesses! This insane war must end!

Dancewater said...

I have a blog called Faces of Grief. It focuses on pictures of Iraqi grief, and I guess I am a major copy-write infringer.... but I found the pictures on Yahoo News and other sites were gone before you know it, so saving the link got nowhere.

I am not doing it for money or fame, though. Just to remember.
http://facesofgrief.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Keep Up The Great Work. I have added you to my favorites and will be checking in often. Thanks for reminding us about what we're fighting against and why we should not remain silent. Peace

anniethena said...

For peace, we continue the vigil.

morrigan said...

I witness

May there be
Light
so we may
Love
so there will be
PEACE

"I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned."
from Dirge Without Music
by Edna St. Vincent Millay

TXsharon said...

I will witness here and link from Bluedaze.

Thank you for your work.

ask said...

Will continue to witness.

moira said...

In peace and love,

thank you, Rub.

olivia said...

peace

Abraham Running For Congress When I Turn 25 said...

Thank You

Unknown said...

Thank you for your service, Rub. Your diaries are a daily stop for me to meditate on the actions of war and peace around the world.

Paz

EconAtheist said...

Keep up the hard work, brother.

::candle here::

supersoling said...

For Peace

ooofest said...

From wader at DKos, hope through witness, for Peace.

Just Some Photos said...

For peace...

Thank you RubDMC.