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ISTANBUL—At least 12 Syrians, including eight children, drowned early Wednesday off the Turkish coast as they attempted to cross the Aegean to reach Greece, the latest deaths at sea in this year’s migrant crisis in Europe. (The Wall Street Journal)
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"In boredom
blame heaven
excitement brings
tears
with ennui
comes a smile
in my next life
I don’t want to be a man
just a pine tree
rustling in the sky
on a rock
if you like the cold
climb up with me"
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Notes:
(1) adapted from the poem “The Pine Tree” by Nguyen Cong Tru
(2) Illustration: adapted from the mural-sized oil painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso(June 1937).
Guernica is the name of a Spanish village destroyed by massive bombings by German and Italian Air Forces on 26 April 1937.
J B Ho
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9-6-2015