Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Keep the truce forever
The so-called Gaza war is still in the truce.
Why don't we keep the truce forever and change missiles to rides?
Are you ready, kids?
Jump onto a cruise missile
Buckle up and hang on
'Cause we're gonna take a
Sightseeing trip to the full moon
さあみんな巡航ミサイルにまたがって
月に向かってクルーズしよう
Saa minna Jyunkou misairu ni Matagatte
Tsuki ni mukatte Kuruuzu shiyou
The tanka poems and drawing from "Flowers and Bombs: Stop the Violence of the War Now!" by Kaoru Kobashi https://hanabaku.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Please STOP the killing of children!
Babies and children
Are under restless attacks
In Gaza still now
Watching them online is just
Grating my mind and my soul
ガザの児らに続く攻撃
画面越しに吾の魂も削りゆくよう
Gaza no kora ni Tsuzuku kougeki
Gamen goshi ni A no tamashii mo Kezuriyku you
The tanka poems by Kaoru Kobashi 2023
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Photos: Intense Israeli air strikes hit Gaza amid growing signs of truce
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Monday, November 13, 2023
NO GENOCIDE!
Gather voices of
"No War" all over the world
Tie them to balloons
Fly the balloons in the sky
Let them wrap up the White House
反戦の声風船に結びつけ
ホワイトハウスを覆ってしまえ
Hansen no Koe huusen ni Musubi tsuke
Howaitohausu wo Ootte shimae
Those poems were written in 2002 to protest against the Iraq War.
Now I want to change "No war" to "No genocide" for Palestine.
= Related News =
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully through central London on Saturday demanding a cease-fire in Gaza after a week of angry debate over whether to permit the event. (Nov 11.)
The photos on the site above are so powerful. I wish I could have joined the rally.
The tanka poems and drawing from "Flowers and Bombs: Stop the Violence of the War Now!" by Kaoru Kobashi https://hanabaku.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
How come we can't stop bombing children in Gaza?
Another small mound
Of a dead little child was made
On the hill beside
A refugee camp in the
Morning when silent snow falls
今朝もまた児の墓土を盛り上げる
難民キャンプに雪がふるふる
Kesa mo mata Ko no hakatsuchi wo Moriageru
Nanmin kyanpu ni Yuki ga huru huru
The poems above were written 23 years ago thinking of children in Afghanistan. Now in Gaza, tens of children are being killed in refugee camps every day by falling bombs.
How come we stand by and let these things happen?
I'd like to share the voice of Amira.
Israeli Journalist Amira Hass: How Can the World Stand By and Witness Israel's Slaughter in Gaza?
OCTOBER 19, 2023
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/19/amira_hass_on_gaza_humanitarian_crisis
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The tanka poems and drawing from "Flowers and Bombs: Stop the Violence of the War Now!" by Kaoru Kobashi https://hanabaku.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
May a magic carpet change!
Abracadabra!
May a magic carpet of
The Arabian Nights
Change falling missiles into
Sparkling stars of jelly beans
アブラカダブラ！千夜一夜のじゅうたんよ
降るミサイルをこんぺいとうに変えよ
Aburakatabura! Senyaichiya no Jyutanyo
Furu misairu wo Konpeito ni kaeyo
I don't want to see any more bombing in Gaza or anywhere!
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