The Fate of the Earth
We humans gladly acquired the Earth
We covered the fields
with concrete and cement
And we took her breath away
We chased away the butterflies and weeds, the evening primrose no longer smell good
We cut the almonds, removed the olives
On quiet nights bats don't fly anymore
Not even the call of the owl,
we have forgotten it
The beautiful place
where deer and bees lived
Nature no longer sings.
John Karajoli is a Greek poet, born in Syria in 1951 in Efrin city, north of Aleppo. His family is of Kurdish origin. He spent his early childhood in the city of Efrin where his father served as a Prefect. His mother, Amine Cheicho, was a gifted and charismatic woman, with numerous artistic qualities. His father, Adnan Karajoli, was a writer- lawyer who fought for the rights of the beloved Syrian people. In the spring of 1955 the Karajoli family was relocated to Damascus, where they had previously resided. He had the opportunity to study in beautiful Romania, at the Bucharest Dentistry School and he finished his studies by acquiring the specialty of Orthodontist.