and the rain said riptide, argentina

I was in Lesvos a few weeks ago for a conference looking at the underlying causes and long term consequences of the refugee crisis.  My reactions have been published by the Canadian website, The National Observer.

for the fundamentalists

it is by surpassing our sacred texts
that we are true to our sacred texts

Blanche, la lune
ballonnée
comme le ventre du noyé.

Manolis disait :
tout ira bien.
Le coeur de Manolis le disait.

Manolis
dans l'eau profonde
avec les algues aveugles.

Yannis Ritsos, Journal de Déportation (traduction Pascal Neveu)

tonight

the grey
wall
just turned
pink

shimply