waking up early
sitting in the stillness of the lake
with the birdsong
of 9 different birds
captivated.
—
“your head is a living forest full of song birds”
-ee cummings
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art credit: beth conklin – Song Birds
May6
Category Archives: peace
Mar26
the arts of peace.
not me, nor my garden
but he and i have similar attitudes
and this warmer weather
really has me wanting to get my garden going
then just stand back
and take it all in.
(hello to claude monet, at giverny gardens in 1923, perhaps thinking about painting it)
—
“to plant a garden is the chief of the arts of peace.”
~ mary stewart
Feb24
‘our thoughts are with all those who stand for peace.’ n. o’reilly.
it’s been two years
—
“and the sunflowers are an eternity in themselves.
let them embrace our dreams and invigorate our hope evermore.”
* bhuwan thapalia
*Bhuwan Thapaliya is a nepalese poet writing in english.
he is an economist and is the author of four poetry collections.
—
photo credit: hollie adams, getty
Feb17
one love.
always enjoyed bob marley
the new biopic musical film about him
was a bit disjointed
but
leads were very good
his message stood strong
music was a great bonus
especially loved the real footage at the end.
—
“love the life you live, live the life you love.”
-bob marley
—
image credit: paramount pictures
Jan15
humanity.
our class of 3’s-4’s
met with their learning partners
a 4th grade class
and together
they read a book
learned about what Dr. King
stood for and fought for
in his own peaceful way
talked about
what love, fairness, equality
meant to them
then created
a lovely art piece together
each to become a square
in a large paper quilt
created by the whole school
a beautiful collaboration.
—
“make a career of humanity.
commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights.
you will make a better person of yourself,
a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959.
Oct20
all over the globe.
“the children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe;
and i’m beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this
may be incapable of morality.”
-james baldwin
—
art credit: kana handel, ‘war is not the answer’
Aug17
pais.
my costa rican t-shirt
celebrates the country’s 1948 disbanding of their military
when they chose to give the money to education, culture, and social programs instead
there is a country-wide celebration each year
when i heard this as a visiting american
i was left gobsmacked.
(see the story below)
Peace consists, very largely in the fact of desiring it with all one’s soul.
The inhabitants of my small country, Costa Rica, have realized those words by Erasmus.
Mine is an unarmed people, whose children have never seen a fighter or a tank or a warship. – Oscar Arias
Apr8
he bring of the chocolate.
“the rabbit of easter. he bring of the chocolate.”
-david sedaris
photo credit: from my favorite chocolatier with a cause, peace by chocolate
link to my earlier post about their story:
Feb24
one year later.
“I live in Ukraine with my family. I love my country, family, friends, people.
I fight for them. I fight for Ukraine.”
-Oleksandr Usyk
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art credit: elana vasylieva, ukranian landscape watercolor
Sep21
on the international day of peace.
peace.
—
“there never was a good war, or a bad peace.”
-benjamin franklin
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art credit: Chihiro Iwasaki, (1918-1974),
a Japanese illustrator known for her water-colored illustrations of Flowers, Happiness, Children, and Peace
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