Gaza, 2014

WE ARE ALL HEADING THIS WAY.

"The Enchanters came

Cold and old,

Making day gray

And the age of gold

Passed away,

For Men fell

Under their spell,

Were doomed to gloom.

Joy fled,

There came instead,

Grief, unbelief,

Lies, sighs,

Lust, mistrust,

Guile, bile,

Hearts grew unkind,

Minds blind,

Glum and numb,

Without hope or scope.

There was hate between states,

A life of strife,

Gaols and wails,

Donts, wonts,

Cants, shants,

No face with grace,

None glad, all sad."

(Extract from The Golden Age, by W.H. Auden)