tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post9215952236616356873..comments2023-11-03T03:39:08.833-07:00Comments on Iraq War Grief Daily Witness: Iraq War Grief Daily Witness Day 38Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01241842671993239496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-63994252968143600352007-03-12T07:55:00.000-07:002007-03-12T07:55:00.000-07:00For peaceI witnessFor peace<BR/>I witnessanniethenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676273148688900739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-54814528752771838582007-03-11T16:10:00.000-07:002007-03-11T16:10:00.000-07:00Peacefor a man and his brother.Peace<BR/><BR/>for a man and his brother.moirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776940994450057910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-43204728931678310662007-03-11T15:59:00.000-07:002007-03-11T15:59:00.000-07:00Le Guignonby Charles BaudelairePour soulever un p...<B>Le Guignon</B><BR/><I>by</I> Charles Baudelaire<BR/><BR/><I>Pour soulever un poids si lourd,<BR/>Sisyphe, il faudrait ton courage!<BR/>Bien qu'on ait du coeur à l'ouvrage,<BR/>L'Art est long et le Temps est court.<BR/><BR/>Loin des sépultures célèbres,<BR/>Vers un cimetière isolé,<BR/>Mon coeur, comme un tambour voilé,<BR/>Va battant des marches funèbres.<BR/><BR/>— Maint joyau dort enseveli<BR/>Dans les ténèbres et l'oubli,<BR/>Bien loin des pioches et des sondes;<BR/><BR/>Mainte fleur épanche à regret<BR/>Son parfum doux comme un secret <BR/>Dans les solitudes profondes.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Bad Luck</B><BR/><BR/>In order to lift a weight so heavy,<BR/>Sisyphus, one would need your courage!<BR/>Even if one puts one's heart into the work,<BR/>Art is long and Time is short.<BR/><BR/>Far from the sepulchers of the renowned,<BR/>Toward an isolated cemetery,<BR/>My heart, like a muffled drum,<BR/>Goes beating out funeral marches.<BR/><BR/>-- Many a jewel sleeps buried<BR/>In shadow and oblivion,<BR/>Far from the miner's pickaxe and drill;<BR/><BR/>Many a flower reluctantly pours forth<BR/>Its sweet perfume like a secret<BR/>In the depths of solitude.<BR/><BR/><I>Translation by Cat Nilan.</I>musing grazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199879355891540177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-50290609911813721592007-03-11T08:28:00.000-07:002007-03-11T08:28:00.000-07:00Light a candle AND curse the fucking darkness.Light a candle AND curse the fucking darkness.Maryscott OConnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209511764722025194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-21163601167451894602007-03-11T08:26:00.000-07:002007-03-11T08:26:00.000-07:00I witness.I witness.askhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960113681271218081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699866497260414248.post-22452838116538760112007-03-11T07:55:00.000-07:002007-03-11T07:55:00.000-07:00for peacefor peaceJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241842671993239496noreply@blogger.com