Stop the River of Blood!

Peace Poet Ada Aharoni’s latest poem is on the Israel-Gaza conflict. See also her article Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Resolution Based on Mutual Recognition of National Aspirations.

STOP THE RIVER OF BLOOD!

By Ada Aharoni

Stop the river of blood in Gaza and Sderot
Before it becomes an ocean!

These two small round ripples
In the middle of the flowing
River of blood
Are the cute smiles
Of the two one year old babies
Mona from Gaza
And Galia from Sderot –
As they smiled to their mothers
Who lovingly laid them to sleep
Last night
Before
They were shot!

Hurry, in the name of humanity
Stop the flowing river of blood
In Gaza and Sderot
With a strong dam
Of humanity
Before it becomes
An ocean of blood!