I Rest My Case

I Rest My Case               by Sami Khalil

An English Sonnet...

 

The day of reckoning is beckoning

For when the nights die out, the days cry out

To stop these awful sounds in ears dinning

Mourning the dead in thousands of no doubt.

 

To all those jousting or jostling along

In ways of God, you will be judged courtly

For steady looms His justice overlong

I rest my case on certainty boldly.

 

Who, among us, abhors not death astride

Echoing the timbrels of the Chosen Ones

They seek a homeland of their own vain pride

But trample feet on others who speak tongues.

 

We all deserve a primped and gowned homeland

Where fruits blossom in peace and travails stand.

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

this was an incredible work, one that is no doubt political, but at the same time moving and truly poetic. the dreams we each have are so small, yet in this humility humanity is made. but humanity becomes unmade, giving way to inhumanity, and its is lives the humble and innocent who are trampled upon. therein lies in the injustice of it all. that we become victimns to the unstoppable powers of hate.

[Sami Khalil]

I love your take and perspective on this political sonnet dear poet and friend.
Your wisdom and understanding of humans and human nature are outstanding and astounding. Thank you so much for your love and support.

[Pete]

a complex issue but war is surely not the answer. it comes down what is truly in men's hearts. here in america, neighbors often can't even get along - is why there are so many fences. extending an olive branch is nice too. if people worked as hard at compromise as they do at war it would be a much different world. russia, ukraine and on and on it goes. people can't see the forest for the trees so we should all drop to our knees.

[Sami Khalil]

Now we are talking. I agree wholeheartedly with you Pete. Extremists on both sides, profiteers don't want peace I guess; it does not make them rich on the back of the innocents. We all need to reject those and find peaceful, just, fair for all solutions. War begets more wars as well as hate including religious hatred. Revenge and counter revenge exacerbates things. God help us all. Thank you kindly sir for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us

[Anita Frader]

A poetic reflection on reckoning, justice, death, and the longing for peace and belonging in a troubled world.

[Sami Khalil]

So true and well articulated. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. We sure need peaceful solutions and for people to stop the madness that is being going on for thousands of years.

[Einstein Noodle]

nicely flowing sonnet Sami ... i have to say, however, that Hamas is not seeking a homeland and viciously attacked Israel killing civilians, for the most part and committing atrocities beyond the pall. Hamas with Iran want only the annihilation of Israel .. not only as a Nation but as a race. Palestine needs to outlaw Hamas and break all it's ties to Iran .. stop Hamas from using the Palestinian State as a cloak for terrorism. thank you for speaking on this very difficult situation for everyone ... pity we humans have such a hard time simply loving :( ... be well my friend .. respectfully yours ... peace and joy brother
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[Sami Khalil]

It goes both ways; Israel has stolen the land by force which Germany should have given them a state to compensate them. I support the right of Palestinians to have a homeland based on the 1967 guidelines. I don't believe all the lies and falsehoods in the bible regarding history and events; lots of brainwashing of the masses. I do not support Hammas at all and I hope the Palestinians can find better government to govern for the PLO is corrupt too. As for Iran, they are standing up to Western hegemony in the Middle East, which installs and supports dictators all the time; enough of the Western hypocrisy when it comes to freedom and human rights. They feel all of this is attack on Islam since the Crusaders. They still live in that mentality. They see the vicious Shah was imposed on them by America and Britain. I wish we can make things right and change courses like we did in other wars.
We look at the small picture, not the big picture. We don't understand other people's culture, religion, morals and values where we want to impose ours. I separate the good Jews from the vicious Zionists who do not represent majority of Judaism nor are legitimate. Zionism is a nationalist movement hellbent on taking all Palestine and kicking them out. Look at what the settlers do everyday. Killing and provoking, grabbing more land.
By the way, you support people who reject your Christ completely, call him a condemned criminal, false teacher, call you all goyams. Get the translation of that word and check. Palestinians are 40 percent Christians. You ought to be supporting your brethren. Oh, well. Keep supporting the Butcher of Tel Aviv and his extreme right wing terrorists. Let us quit taking sides in conflicts and promote just solutions. I don't want my taxpayer money to go to Israel and all the weapons. I believe in a two state solution with good, educated, respected Palestinians to rule their side. Israel's rejection and continued oppression and annihilation of Palestinians will lead to more hardliners and extremists. Best wishes.
All parties involved will face the Ultimate Judge; hence my poem.
Best wishes on valuing human life.
Netanyahu is a coward. He needs to fight Hamnas face to face, not kill over 30000 innocent men, women and children. It is easy for Americans to lob accusations here and there. Go live in the largest open air prison in the world since 1948 and tell me what you will do. The good Jews cry for justice because of the holocaust which I sympathize with them, but when they gained power with Western help, they massacred hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, kicked out 70000 of them out and the story continues. Read on the Nakba please if you care.
The more you know, the better and clearer the picture. The media in the US is controlled. You can't get all the facts sadly.

[Sami Khalil]

We need to not support either side of extremists, find moderate people on both sides who want to coexist and share the land fairly. I hope so. Not easy.

[Einstein Noodle]

touched a soft spot eh!?

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrrr. No worries.

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ........................

[Sami Khalil]

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[Sami Khalil]

700000 Palestinians were kicked out which some estimates close to a million. Sad but true. Oh, well!

[Einstein Noodle]

i wish you and i could have a sit down in a quiet coffee house .. there are many aspects of the conflict between Israel and Hamas .. the history, as you referred to earlier goes back a very long way ... i think there is much compassion for Palestinians displaced by the war .. expressed in aid that is sent .. many many issues .. we need two chairs, a small table and good coffee .. are you a coffee drinker? :)

[Sami Khalil]

I'm! We sure do. Long time conflict, many takes, many needed resolutions. Save both people, end hostilities, save the world.
Coffee is on me. Lol

[Einstein Noodle]

straight up ... with a snort of Jamison if you please :)

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe ......

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Sami… a Sonnet will become a Garnet someday… “a Reckoning” of the Faint of 💜 Heart… Amen.. Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Javajavaya! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. Justice will be served to all like the saying goes. Thank you kindly Patricia Wedel for the time and effort to review and share.

[Tom]

A stellar, sonnet styled poem on the futilty of war perpetuated my clueless, wicked men, but yes indeed, such acts of violence and brutality against fellow humans shall not go unchecked, ' The day of reckoning is beckoning ' and if not in this world most certainly the next"

[Sami Khalil]

OMG! That is what I meant dear poet and friend. We will all face the Judge to receive our ultimate and fair justice; no one can escape it. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us

[emmajoygreen]

What a sonnet, Sami.. it grows letter by letter until the truth hurts like hell.

' Who, among us, abhors not death astride
Echoing the timbrels of the chosen ones
They seek a homeland of their own vain pride.
But trample feet on others who speak tongues.'

Tragically there are too many who will never walk the best path

War is and always has been un-Godly. But it is not God that takes up arms - it is the obsessional faithless that forget why Mankind supposedly exists. If we are to believe, we have been/were given - choice. But. children never can be trusted when allowed to play in Life's pre-laid playground. Mankind is still learning, just as children do - but never will learn everything.

Your mind and heart sings out, albeit sadly in this case, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

I love your take and wisdom par excellence; it is indeed as you say.
I wish as humans we can find better solutions to hard to solve problems. I keep hoping. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us

[emmajoygreen]

You inspire and nudge people into thinking, Sami. Never, never stop doing that, please.

[Sami Khalil]

Ok. Much obliged. Thank you kindly.

[andrew mitchell]

There is no place for war but unfortunately religion promotes war more than peace when two contrasting beliefs meet. Nice one Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! I agree wholeheartedly dear poet and friend; sad but true. Thank you kindly sir for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us

[Poetic Beauty]

Creating war and destruction all for mortal gain is a tale as old as time. In the end God shall judge.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true and well articulated. You have summed it up marvelously. Thank you kindly dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing.

[Poetic Beauty]

You are most welcome.

[Sami Khalil]

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[Sami Khalil]

"For steady looms His justice overlong

I rest my case on certainty boldly."