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Silent Night
This haibun was published in Blythe Spirit, February 2017.
Thanks to editor Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy. I read it at Manning Clark House.
Thanks to editor Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy. I read it at Manning Clark House.
Silent Night
Our petitions and demonstrations are useless. The government knows it's on a winner. Jobs and growth. That's what politicians want. A well known mining tycoon and his consortium have bought a million acres of prime coastal grazing land from its original owners.
Soon huge machines are sucking up all available peace.
In the factory, portions of pristine soil are placed in mason jars. Each allocation measures exactly one centimetre in depth. Freshly harvested peace blows into the containers, each sealed hermetically and labeled Peace on Earth.
You can't buy it here, but countries all round the world are clamouring for the product.
silent night
under patent
the evening star
Hazel Hall
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