Everything is temporary

Clothing representing the 11,500 Palestinian and 36 Israeli children who have been killed in Gaza were laid out on Bournemouth beach this week.

The 5km line of second-hand clothes was created by activists were laid out to illustrate the scale of child deaths in Gaza.

Each set of clothing represents a child who had been killed.

Ed Ruscha, Year After Year, 1973 signed and dated ‘E. Ruscha 1973’ (lower left) pastel on paper 22 ½ x 28 ½ in. (57.2 x 72.4 cm.)

I grant you refuge from hurt and suffering.

With words of sacred scripture I shield the oranges from the sting of phosphorous and the shades of cloud from the smog.

I grant you refuge in knowing that the dust will clear, and they who fell in love and died together will one day laugh.