Monday 28 July 2014

Gaza, 2014



WE ARE ALL HEADING THIS WAY.


"The Enchanters came
Cold and old,
Making day gray
And the age of gold
Passed away,
For Men fell
Under their spell,
Were doomed to gloom.
Joy fled,
There came instead,
Grief, unbelief,
Lies, sighs,
Lust, mistrust,
Guile, bile,
Hearts grew unkind,
Minds blind,
Glum and numb,
Without hope or scope.
There was hate between states,
A life of strife,
Gaols and wails,
Donts, wonts,
Cants, shants,
No face with grace,
None glad, all sad."


(Extract from The Golden Age, by W.H. Auden)



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