In Wartime
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In Wartime

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 20261 min
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This is my poem, In War Time.

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years of cemeteries devouring the face of the country.

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Hello, this is Rafa Tecmat, I'm from Syria, Dara, and I'm recording from Sweden, Stockholm. This is my poem, In War Time. Ten years, as though a dark sniper, Line street we crossed it. years of cemeteries devouring the face of the country.

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The walls of houses lean toward one another. When those open wide, no neighbors anymore, our homes have become vast nests for the birds of nearby trees. You

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