"Accidental Shooting in Palestine"
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By Icelandic Poet Kristjan Einarsson fra Djupalaek (1916-1994)

From In the Vineyard, a collection of poems (1966)

Little girl. Little girl.Little dark eyed dark haired girllies shot.Dark red blood in wavy hair.Skull broken.

I'm a Brit, the day's daringsoldier, south in Palestine,but at night alone, sad,just a boy, mama's little lad.

My sin is great. Oh my sister.I swear, it was an accident.Like a dagger it cut the heart,my heart, oh, my sister,forgive me, forgive me, so sad,my child, my child.

I meant to shoot your dad.

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