Dear scattered friends,
A quick catch-up before Christmas. Needless to say, the men are still in detention at Pinkenba – sleeping during the day, on the internet at night searching for news of their homeland.
sleep all day
surf at night
the internet – a lonely light
on all we know
and our tears will flow
as we surf the net at night
homeland is weeping
news of the day
stories we’re reading
break our hearts but we can’t turn away
There is a Christmas tree prominently located in the common room where we gather with our guitars. Not a common sight for the Persians and the Iraqis, those from Afghanistan, Kuwait and Syria. But it’s there anyway. Hopefully by osmosis, the message of peace on earth will find its way into this jaded context. We resisted any inclination to sing Christmas carols apart from John Lennon’s classic ‘War is over – if you want it’:
and so this is Christmas
for weak and for strong
for rich and for poor ones
the world is so wrong Read More
