Cedars of Lebanon

[morgan_dhu]

Out of Sidon and Tyre came the cedars, the cypress, the stones
for the House of the Lord
for the pillars and floors of the Hall of Justice
for the honour and beauty of the City of Peace.

So give orders that cedars of Lebanon
be cut for me.

Through years and wars and the blood of believers
worn thread-bare
torn apart
washed away.
Where is justice?
Where is peace?
Where is the mercy of God?
Missiles fall
on the houses, the airports, the highways, the children.

Open your doors, O Lebanon,
so that fire may devour your cedars!

Missiles fall
on the hillsides and valleys.
All is flame.

The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;
the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

With the last of the cedars of Lebanon
we build coffins to bury her children.

Comments

[morgan-dhu.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I saw a brief news story about some of the missiles going "off target" and starting forest fires on the hillsides, in the midst of all the human carnage and misery, and the whole set of images just grew from there.