WILLIAMSJI MAVELI POEM: DESERT WIND

DESERT WIND
While the dawn storm blows,
Baghdad is calling
Soldiers stationed at the boundaries
The houses are on blaze!
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
While the white ghost laughs,
Baghdad is crying
Bombs and shells blustered in the cities
The huts are in flames!
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
While the dusk light fades,
Baghdad is burning
Sounds of boots repeat at the villages
The Mosque is crowded!
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
While the dark night falls.
The debris of war is floating
Date palms line the shore alone in grief
The women are being raped!
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
While the dawn wind blows,
Mother’s breast bleeds
Troupes watch in silence from top
Blood is remixed with soil
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
While the dusk light fades.
Pregnant Mothers
are lamenting,
Armored men near the entry ports.
Father lost, Mother raped!
Still,
the Desert wind is blowing so unkind!
WILLIAMSJI MAVELI