GAZA, 21 haiku by David Rodrigues

1.
through walls
steel butterflies
in Gaza

2.
all the Earth
leans towards the Sea
in Gaza

3.
a piece of steel
embedded in the olive tree
in Gaza

4.
hands
smash stones
in Gaza

5.
only missiles
seen intelligent
in Gaza

6.
lips
are in hurry
in Gaza

7.
eyes on the ground
a couple of lovers
in Gaza

8.
palm trees -
dates covered with dust
in Gaza

9.
olive eyes
smile at the sunflowers
in Gaza

10.
written on the wall
God and the question-mark
in Gaza

11.
Full Moon -
like a spyglass
in Gaza

12.
which God
choose the people
in Gaza

13.
a new shoe
lost on the street
in Gaza

14.
you do not look up
to see the sky
in Gaza

15.
children already know
that it's better not see
in Gaza

16.
sparrows sleep
on the naked limbs of the trees
in Gaza

17.
silence
is warning
in Gaza

18.
there's no space for wishes
between the stones of the wall
in Gaza

19.
this women doesn't know
to whom she's crying
in Gaza

20.
Spring
only the fig trees didn't flourish
in Gaza

21.
weather forecast -
someone can read the future
in Gaza


Haiku by David Rodrigues (Portugal)
from the book Gaza, 2009