no peace without justice,

October 27, 2008 at 6:33 pm | Posted in poetry, writing | 16 Comments
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once found ideas like
no peace without justice
resurrection from the ocean as it were
sending children shrieking into the outstretched
arms of outraged mothers, haha,
dripping ill gotten gains from some nether world
i am come i am come
i return

there is no force mightier than mine
the force unseen which draws forward
and urges on from behind,

he says, lurching as Mamu reaches
out and hey ho he’s floating again
blinded by Shanghai’s
and rick-a-shays

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  1. ssshhhh, (sound of the sea dissolving into the sand at the very end of the wave), i reckon only Ebby will notice the two ‘sh”s directly above each other deminuato, that is a happy accident yayaya,

    Comment by Paul— October 27, 2008 #

  2. …the ocean, dream theory, another kind of sensuality veiled by bawdy words, another kind of dizziness veiled by drunken braggin’, and rick the sheriff, and the riff, and the ocean again…(subject and object and no verb)

    Comment by hayat— October 27, 2008 #

  3. No peace without justice…

    Maybe that is what the West is finally realising about the Middle East..

    Comment by Crushed— October 27, 2008 #

  4. meanwhile, maekitso plays spin the beetle. freedom – justice – freedom – justice – ?

    Comment by Brad— October 27, 2008 #

  5. But then, perhaps, everything is just and just peaceful in another dimension missed by our observation

    Comment by Sumedh— October 27, 2008 #

  6. Its a very powerful one! it make me wonder what should come first peace or justice.

    Comment by Art and Poetry— October 28, 2008 #

  7. hey mamu. hey paul.

    even with justice there might not be peace, i think

    Comment by aefiel— October 28, 2008 #

  8. very powerful!

    Comment by cocoyea— October 28, 2008 #

  9. but who decides that justice? Isn’t that the problem? Isn’t that why there will never be peace?… I mean cos of the ‘r’ word. Oh, it make me shudder just thinking about it.
    He’s come out of the sea, eh? Mmmm, what a strong voice he has.

    Comment by Mary P— October 28, 2008 #

  10. a fresh new poem of a noble pirate, changed within, returning to face the music at Innesfail, only to be unexpectedly and graciously forgiven by Mamu who see the inside of you.
    Whew! That was a tough one, Paul.

    Comment by Wayne— October 28, 2008 #

  11. …for some weird reason all I can think of is the war scene at the end of the white countess …but this is not supposed to be a love poem

    Comment by Annamari— October 28, 2008 #

  12. lurching and floating, very sssizzly gingatao way cool i mean hot gracious writing

    Comment by tipota— October 28, 2008 #

  13. we come from the sea and we shall return to the sea,
    let’s here it for H P Lovecraft,

    Comment by Paul— October 28, 2008 #

  14. No peace without justice … no peace without war … which came first, war or the right to speak out against such? I suppose we’ll always have to fight for justice which means no peace for the weary …

    Comment by Fitch— October 28, 2008 #

  15. ooo delicious shanghaiShays
    xxxxxxx

    Comment by beeskiffle— October 28, 2008 #

  16. this is haunting ever time i return to it…often

    i love the ocean sh hs sh sounds there at the end and
    dripping ill gotten gains from some nether world
    i am come i am come
    i return

    power like neptune you have

    Comment by artpredator— October 31, 2008 #


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