"The Bard's Breath" is a Winds of Change.NET feature bringing you art, quotes and verse related to our times every Tuesday and Thursday. We all need a bit more than just news to make it through what's coming next: Spirit. Perspective. Faith. Humour. Reminders of humanity, and horror, and the shape of true victory.

Captain Steve passes along some gems with his recent report from his current launching pad at Prince Bandar airbase:

Republican Guard
Accustomed to all power
Now just a pink mist

Ah, Peter Arnett
Finally they realize
What a fool you are

Chemical Ali
The millions you killed slowly
Welcome you to hell

The rest of the article is well worth reading. As always.

UPDATE: Donald Sensing explains the haiku format, and offers another one. Anyone else out there want to submit a War on Terror Haiku?