And whilst pondering the fall of Aleppo……

He takes such small steps

To express our longings.

Thank you, Schubert.

How many hours

Do I sit here

Aching to do

What I do not do

When, suddenly,

He throws a single note

Higher than the others

So that I feel

The green field of hope,

And then, descending,

All this world’s sorrow,

So deadly, so beautiful.

Mary Oliver