War of the Roses

War of the Roses
Will only the poets write
of the leaving of War-
minster? Enlistment to
the 404. Six sons
from the Houses of York
and Lancaster, together.
Huddersfield to Helmand
The white rose to the land of the poppy
and a single red rose too.

© Kim Rooney

Afghanistan deaths: Six dead UK soldiers named by MoD
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Kim (aka wordturner) is a writer, editor, and poet. A former BBC online journalist she has an MA in Life Writing from the University of East Anglia.

Cairo courtroom

The judge's eyes
stream LIVE
from Cairo courtroom
toward the Nile

Mubarak lies
stretchered, caged, docked
flanked by sons
they too, deny

For this
there is no shock
in Egypt, where long dynasties die.

© Kim Rooney

Mubarak trial: Egypt's ex-president denies all charges
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Kim (aka wordturner) is a writer, editor, and poet. A former BBC online journalist she has an MA in Life Writing from the University of East Anglia.