‘the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’
– Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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art credit: lele saa, stand with ukraine
Mar1
Category Archives: war
Feb24
‘our thoughts are with all those who stand for peace.’ n. o’reilly.
it’s been two years
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“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.
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photo credit: hollie adams, getty
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
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art credit: kana handel, ‘war is not the answer’
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
Feb21
presidents.
“history is full of surprises.”
-arthur m. schlesinger, jr.
Apr7
the truth.
Mar8
ukraine strong.
“you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.”
-bob marley
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image credit: rogue nasa
Mar2
tide.
“I know how difficult it is going to be,
but I also believe that if just in one place we can win the battle over greed and callousness,
that one victory may swing the tide over the entire world.”
-Madeleine L’Engle, Dragons in the Waters
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art credit: Serhii Vasylkivsky, a.k.a. the “Painter of the Sky”, National Art Museum of Ukraine
Feb26
for ukraine.
The village of Dzembronya, in the Carpathian Mountains,
is often called the place where the clouds are born,
because it is the highest mountain settlement in Ukarine.
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“people do not want war.
war springs from causes wholly outside the lives, interests, and feelings of the people.”
-frederic clemson howe
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photo credit: Roksana.Bashyrova/WikiCommons
Nov11
for the veterans.
Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
-henry wadsworth longfellow
(from decoration day)
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He has a way with words and reminds us
that while our soldiers may have suffered and paid the ultimate price,
it is our duty to remember them.
credit: elkmoundwildflowers.com
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