{"id":452,"date":"2014-09-02T20:57:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T20:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2014-09-02T21:01:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T21:01:39","slug":"dust-settles-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/dust-settles-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Dust Settles in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The dust settles in Gaza<br \/>\nPeace breaks out, uneasy&#8230;<br \/>\nIt is hoped to last&#8230;<br \/>\nGut feels are true, mine queasy&#8230;<br \/>\nProved all too true in short a time&#8230;<br \/>\nIsraels blood lust appeased&#8230;<br \/>\nTheir truce showin its lack of truth<br \/>\nAs more of the West Bank in revenge is siezed.<br \/>\nHow can a peace with such a foe<br \/>\nBe expected by them to last&#8230;<br \/>\nThey will not stop until Palestinians live in reservations&#8230;<br \/>\nLike their sponsors America done to their natives in the recent past&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a4.img.talkingpointsmemo.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_keep_iptc,g_faces,h_365,w_652\/aelprnufceaepqha74gy.jpg\" width=\"652\" height=\"365\" alt=\"As the #RubbleBucket challenge gains a global profile, Israel again seizes land, stirring up the next round of the conflict...\" class \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As the #RubbleBucket challenge gains a global profile, Israel again seizes land, stirring up the next round of the conflict&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dust settles in Gaza Peace breaks out, uneasy&#8230; It is hoped to last&#8230; Gut feels are true, mine queasy&#8230; Proved all too true in short a time&#8230; Israels blood lust appeased&#8230; Their truce showin its lack of truth As more of the West Bank in revenge is siezed. 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