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the Gaza girls |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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She sat stoically in the desert sun, arms falling helplessly alongside her hips. A weary song fell from her parched lips, sad as the day had begun. She left her home behind her, packed a handful of memories, never once looking back, for fear her heart might turn to stone. ~ She carried her small bags over the desert sands, stepping gingerly in footprints left behind. She searched for an omen in the clear blue skies, set for home with a smile in her eyes. She left behind the dusty tent, marching forward to barren lands, to build a new life for herself on formerly occupied lands. * And so begins the exchange, of life's give-and-take in Gaza. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Kacy....trust you to write about this in such a sensitive and insightful way. Thank you!  |
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Greeneyes 
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
sigh....life is so hard to look at sometime....ty for this.... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
She searched for an omen in the clear blue skies, ~*~ So many do just that...every day in every way... I can think back just a few years, and see memories return to all of us. Kacy, sometimes, I think you speak for the world. And what I know of you? Makes me proud to call you Poet. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Martie, Lauren, Kari...  Lady Sunshine, you just gave me a tearful thank you. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
from jpost (Jerusalem Post online) "In the days leading up to Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip, American Jewish philanthropists donated some $14 million to ensure Israeli greenhouses would pass into Palestinian hands unharmed. While the Israeli government has paid for the land and buildings settlers are leaving behind, the American donations were meant to purchase equipment that keeps the greenhouses running. The move could preserve some 3,500 Palestinian jobs, as well as one of the region's main sources of export income. " This is the kind of giving and sharing, that will hopefully make this transition smoother, will help to heal the deep wounds and rift between the people...those who left, those who are arriving in Gaza. |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Kacy, I love the way you take todays world events and write of them so perfectly. Thank you. Hugs, Ethel |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Thank you, Ethel, for reading this one especially. I left a big part of my heart in Israel many years ago. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Thank you for your great heart. You see the good along with the bad. You bring a new light.You are a blessing. martyjo |
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