Israel-Hamas War Rekindled
Based on the recent news reports, here is a poem reflecting the situation in Gaza as of December 1, 2023:
Echoes of Gaza
In Gaza's heart, once whispers of peace,
Now echoes roar, as truce finds its cease.
Where olive branches lay, newly torn,
As clashes awake the slumbering dawn.
On-ground, a theater of shadows and light,
Where history's scars bleed into the night.
Separate areas, each a story untold,
Of lives entwined in a grip, firm and cold.
Israeli army, in stance firm and stark,
Resumes its battle against Hamas's mark.
In Gaza Strip, where sorrow resides,
A canvas of struggle, where hope collides.
Air strikes, they pound, a relentless drum,
Homes and buildings, to rubble they succumb.
A hundred and seventy-eight souls, now still,
In the first hours of war, against their will.
Heavy the fighting, a relentless storm,
As efforts for truce, fail to transform.
Combat resumes, a familiar pain,
As peace efforts falter, yet again.
Mediators strive, for a cease-fire anew,
In Qatar, they seek to start the peace queue.
But as deadly strikes and rockets take flight,
Both sides blame the other for the night.
Under a sky, where stars dare not shine,
Gaza whispers, in the ruins of time.
A prayer for peace, on wounded ground,
Where echoes of war, are the only sound.
This poem is inspired by the recent events in Gaza as reported by various news sources, reflecting the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, leading to widespread damage and loss of life.
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The Associated Press
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