David Gould's Blog – January 2009 Archive (3)

In answer to David's "I cry with you Abu al-Aish"





Three Fine Flames are Gone



These three bright flames are gone

whose fires once warmed our lives

this world just cannot weep enough

for all this pain within your heart,

nor can we fathom why they went

why were these flames snuffed out.



The inconsolable tears of a father

for all this pain and grief, he’s lost

the three most wonderful flames

that brightened… Continue

I am indebted to David Califa for many things including the whole notion of this ipeace site and what it has come to mean to so many round the world. Over and above that I am also indebted for his reminding me of the need for balance in our views about Peace and world events.



To explain. On Thursday 15th January there was a story doing the rounds that Israel had locked up 700 Peace Protesters to silence the voice of protest. Of course there was outrage on many sites round the… Continue