Let’s Not Forget Syria #2

I think we all know what we should each be doing right now ..

Let’s Not Forget Syria #2

When it hit

it hit without warning

and it hit

big time, so big in fact

all the bloody

clocks stopped

in nearby Lebanon ..

And at the last count

they say at least

eighteen thousand

innocent

souls were lost ..

 

Does anyone

anywhere know or care

or dare to think

just how many dreams

that cost ..

How much love

how much history

and how much hope

was brushed aside

in just over

57.00079 seconds ..

And all that before

the aftershocks kicked in ..

 

Reviews

[Tom]

A powerful, thought-provoking poem in remembrance of so many innocent souls lost to the full scale, shocking effects of the massive earthquake that hit Turkey/Syria unannounced with devastating consequences..

More power to your pen Neville, great to see you back from your recent respite and in fine writing form on form once more..

' eighteen thousand



innocent



souls were lost ..



Does anyone



anywhere know or care



or dare to think



just how many dreams



that cost '

Inspiring

[Neville]

please forgive my extraordinarily late response my friend .. and please accept my sincere thanks .. your visits are as ever muchly appreciated and always welcome .. Neville

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your every line packs a most powerful punch. It's hard to fathom something as evocative as this, with the loss of life as staggering as it is. It certainly takes a while to process. Then we pray.

[Neville]

Thank you kindly & true .. Oh' and please forgive the delayed response Kelly .. Neville :)

[Lorry]

If people aren't already sitting up and listening then we are in a far worse place than we thought. We should all be pulling in the same direction and putting the human back into humanity, instead of searching for the latest "life hack" the newspapers seem to think we missed the other 38 times they printed them, or didn't hear them all first time round when our grannies told us. Sense used to be common once upon a time ago too you know.
Now governments are busy having meetings about what to do to help, while the survivors risk freezing to death in fear of going into any buildings still standing.
Someone should tell them to put their free lunch down and grab a shovel or send whatever they need without wasting more time with comittee meetings.

[Neville]

.. it's a funny old, sad old world isn't it Loz 🐧

[Lorry]

Not so funny, but certainly sad mate.
Good to hear from you. Thought you might be another Emmajoy or Ken and been blocked by the "administrators"
Funny though that they use that word to describe the self though. Especially when useless arse wipes seems more appropriate.

[Ken Simm.]

Still here . But cannot access my stuaff

[Lorry]

Good to know Ken.
Seems Emmajoy is offline altogether now. Haven't heard anything at all from her.

[lightsong]

Syria won't forget You either... You visited Damascus, You already would feel what I am saying my dearest most kindest friend Neville. With Damascus Rose and the Jasmin scents,Thank You with all my heart 🤍🤍🤍

[Neville]

Sadly I wish I had not been given reason to pen the words to this little scribble in the first place .. but it was an absolute pleasure to see you grace them with your presence my friend .. I do so hope the situation is now beginning to improve 🤍🤍🤍