Tag: War poetry

Alive

Larger-than-life model of a fallen soldier, and an army doctor sitting beside the body. An exhibit about the Gallipoli campaign, as seen at the museum of New Zealand in Wellington.
An exhibit about the Gallipoli campaign, the museum of New Zealand in Wellington.

Fallen soldiers sleep—
the living die every day,
their wars never end.

Decay

Photo of an artwork by Shamsia Hassani. Art shows an Afghan woman holding a bunch of dandelions behind her back while a war tank rolls on in front of her.
Art by Shamsia Hassani, an Afghan graffiti artist. Artwork commission for OzAsia festival in Adelaide, 2022

Shelling left and right,
corroded metallic smoke—
my flowers wither.

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See more of Hassan’s work on her Instagram profile.