Tag Archives: Refugee
NPD Poem of the Day, The Ballad of Refuge by David Punter
Poem of the Day comes from David Punter of Bristol: . The Ballad of Refuge . I come in fear. The wheels, the stuttering engine, By road or wave; the endless killing payments. Bit by bit, my mind returns to rubble. . You come in fear. The hunched back, failed bravado, They make me squirm. …
As yet untitled
This is a departure from my usual subject, but it’s a poem I’ve been wanting to write for a while. . . After the bombing all are dead all is gone . and I walk . I can carry only my father’s pride my mother’s longing my brother’s blood my sister’s hope . but …
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