Friday, December 23, 2016

Dar Al-Buwar



In Syria, the fires of rebellion burn;
not for the first time,
nor the last.

O great heartland of 'Uruba, what demonic powers
do you hope to exorcise
through self-immolation?

And what demonic powers
stand at the ready
to replace them?

O great heartland of 'Uruba, have you nothing
left to give beyond this: to be a byword
for the nations?

Dar al-buwar...

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The Downward Slide



It started with Reagan, continued with Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama. With Trump, we may have hit bottom. But maybe not. Maybe we still have some way to go: down, down, down.

Good reading for dark times: