What remains, remains. And no tears suffice
to comfort give, or advice, on how
to answer the unanswerable pain,
for there are fires without and fevers within;
in either case the flames consume the house,
or soul, and seem to suck the goodness out,
as event horizons vacuum stars,
a flash before the fading into dark,
the paralyzing heat of deepest fears –
and so the searing winds of chaos rage
and terror, curséd terror, sweeps the field.
And so as if no more than moths with wings
of dust and ashes we in flickers go.
The sword in all its forms has had its day,
Its edge has splintered sparks upon the bricks
and mortared stones of Temples, synagogues
and our homes.
Enough! Cut off the hand opposing all.
Enough! Cut off the bloody, sword-stained hand.
Enough! The voice, the voice of Jacob cries
On this day death, on this day evil dies.
The mighty seem to conquer, darkness rise –
Let not the smoke of idols blind our eyes:
Amidst the rubble and smoldering dreams
grief and rage may clog the wellspring’s streams,
Against the spreading, lighting of the light,
a wall of blackness, violence and blight.
Amidst the search for words, the questing to believe,
A candle in the window, and hope retrieve.
In this the path, in this resolve resides:
Tis not the question, but the act decides;
The spark that kindles, that light with life has filled,
From the soul the law of life: build, rebuild.
Isn’t Islam beautiful?
I understand that Vishy had a few things to say about the Mumbai attacks.
Here is his video
See Vishy Response Video HERE
What the heck?
I think you meant to link this one:
Click Here for Correct Message
Very nice poem.
You guys need to quit posting all the garbage. These things are not appropriate to post in a public forum and on an ostensibly family-friendly website. It is actions like these that force blog owners to moderate comments and ruin the fun for everyone else.
-Justin Daniel
I totally agree with Justin Daniel.
I am surprised why those sick
messages are not yet removed.
I am sorry but sometimes I do need to sleep for 4-5 hours and there is not much I can do about the vile posts until I actually see them. I already deleted more than 20 of them since this morning. This is a free blog. I have no staff and I have no incoming revenues from banner ads / advertising. It is not possible for me to catch every disgusting post. I can only hope that the bloggers can behave maturely and properly.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
I am anon 5:01 Dec 1 (just before
Susan’s post).
I certainly understand Susan’s need
to sleep,
no need for explanation.
I want to sincerely thank Susan for
this wonderful blog which I read everyday!
It satisfies our chess interests.
Thanks!!
GM Polgar, you do very well with this blog and we all appreciate it. We understand that you can not catch all nasty comments immediately. Please take care and know that the people who criticize you or post mean things are not worth a moment’s thought.
-Justin Daniel