A Room of My Own: Ceasefire Talks Haiku

sliver of moon 

behind the rain clouds

ceasefire talks

Added: No More Fairy Tales, XLVI

scorching heat

blanket after blanket 

of wildfire smoke

Added:

shapeless and untimed

the fear of my refugee friend

sparked not by gunshots

but by my casual dry cough

that echoes like a crack of fire

Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCXII: "famine and war"

alive yet alone

on this fresh morning

famine and war

two oceans away

and a world apart

Note: Ls 1&2 allude to the following poem:

...

it is a serious thing

just to be alive

on this fresh morning

in the broken world.

I beg of you...

Mary Oliver, "Invitation," Red Bird, 2009

Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCXIII: "Christ's thorn"

written in response to Haaretz, August 4, 2025: U.S. House Speaker Says West Bank 'Rightful Property of the Jewish People' at Settler Conference

According to Marc Zell, the chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel, Johnson said that "the mountains of Judea and Samaria [West Bank, the internationally used name for Israel's Judea and Samaria Area]are the rightful property of the Jewish People" while criticizing countries calling to recognize a Palestinian state.

dew clings

to Christ's thorn leaves

                 each drop

                         a window

to the war-torn sky

FYI: "the Christ's thorn, also known as the crown of thorns, is a pretty succulent plant that can bloom almost year-round, even indoors. According to a religious legend, the crown of thorns worn by Jesus Christ at the crucifixion was made from the stems of this plant, therefore its common name...It thrives in bright light, requires minimal watering, and is highly drought-tolerant, making it easy to care for."

And +972 Magazine, August 1 2025 Newsletter: The Largest West Bank Expulsion Since 1967 Is Happening Now

Added: Trump Empire, Inc, XLIX

shimmering heat

People First spray-painted 

over America First