Beautiful Aleppo with your
generous people who welcomed
me into your homes, fed me dates
and tea as we laughed together.
My ancient Aleppo that I would wander
through in the early morning, safe and
secure, drinking coffee and eating sweets.
My sisters and brothers who welcomed
me with such love and care –
Where are you now?
Graceful Aleppo with your
ancient labyrinth markets —
now a heap of rubble and death.
Beautiful Aleppo with the Grand Mosque
once so exquisite and elegant…prayer calls
would rise in the dawn light with
a glorious chorus of Allah Akbar.
My beautiful Aleppo why is Putin
and Bashar Al Assad killing you?
The Apocalypse in Aleppo ..
Hospitals bombed
Schools destroyed
Innocent men, women, children
by the thousands killed.
Would Allah and all the prophets weep
at the genocide in Aleppo?
This is not Islam, this is shooma,
a shame beyond words.
Are you still alive?
My letter sent and returned, others
without response. Is this message
heard? Or does the world seem cold
and quiet? Indifferent to the apocalypse.
My Syrian sisters and brothers who welcomed
me with such love and care –
Where are you now?
Can I welcome you into my home
in Vermont?
Ahalan Wa Sahla
namaya 3 Oct 2016
Slovenia
http://namayaproductions.com/blog/2016/10/03/my-beautiful-aleppo/
