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Herod

by Ian Whiteley

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Herod

 

Mother bears her child

and prays the bright, guiding, light

is not a rocket.

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Thursday 10th December 2015 4:19 pm

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Road to Damascus

by NICK ARMBRISTER

Road to Damascus

This historical and bloody road to the holy city is paved with bloody footsteps.

So many died over two millennia.

Nearly thirty thousand more have been added to the Damascus Road.

All dead, killed by ultra violence.

Syrians murdering Syrians.

When will it finally stop?

In another two millennia or when they're all dead?

Bloody Damascus Road in a r...

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Monday 1st October 2012 8:15 pm

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