Can Ishmael forgive him - v2

He was the first-born
but he did not earn the blessing
the inheritance, the promise
fell to another
this brother Isaac
sitting on high
the land that they share
a sty in his eye

Can Ishmael forgive him
his brother, Isaac,
can their descendants live
together in peace
can they share the land
their joint inheritance
can they live
together on the land


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Edited, November 22, 2012,
adding second stanza
November 22, 2012
announcement of a cease fire
between Gaza (Hamas) and Israel
&
the tragedy of the fighting in Gaza and Israel
and the source of the conflict
in the division of Ishmael and Isaac
the sons of Abraham


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