Thoughts for Ukraine

A Bloodthirsty Fool

pinning a note on the wall –
artillery takes my
loved one away again

Quote of the day.

“All in all, Russia has shot itself in both feet, the balls, and finally in the head.”

And something to remember:

“When I despair, I remember that all through history
the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it–always.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Cherish the Mortal

Murillo

I speak low lest
my love evaporates
before e’en kissed
by your infant’s breath,
and beg before day’s
whispered hush
ascends to nightfall;
small child, look at me
one last time
before you crawl away as slow
as time roams vast.

Too soon,
tomorrow’s
branches laced
with the chirp of sweet song
will bow to cradle this dear life –
and since time nor death
show mercy –
warm arms
shall send him safely
unto a strange, beatific world,
where all will be waiting

all, except for me.

Inglorious Bastards

“Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.”-Dalai Lama.

With that in mind, I write and I campaign; still, I am not happy. Fix me a smile!

Smiles that imitate in the now, such exhilaration.

Smiles that can rekindle in hearts and remind me of life lost,

Even smiles of the sunshine reflected in faces yet to be torn.

But not of those, weary and of war’s forlorn fodder;

and stricken, now beloved, so, so deep underground…

Be mindful of peace less it darkens your door.

Depose those dark angels – inglorious and gone before,

Bring them down into the ruins of shame; brute monsters that they are – зло.

Pure evil is driven until WE stop it.

Do what you can to retain your strong power.

Be brave and stand lonely with the mad. You WILL win.

Україна та демократія для решти світу

Ukraine and democracy for the rest of the world.