Posted on August 10, 2019
by neuroticphilosopher
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This are the words that came to me when the Indian government decided to do something for the benefit of Kashmiris by announcing they longer have a state, but now are under the central government with little or no say in their own governance(relegated… Continue Reading “Kashmir”
Category: Cinema, I think.., Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, World CultureTags: Article 370, Colonizer, Coup, Curfew, Haider, Human rights, India, India army, Indian Government, IOK, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Kashmiri, LOC, Plebiscite, Poetry, POK, Policies, politics, Seige, Shakespeare, Terrorism, UN, World affairs
People you have never met, can be portrayed a dire threat
Fleeing the war cries, they hear a voice, that can be yours, but its not clear
Or maybe it IS a drone, you let,
your votes sell, to pay a debt
If you looked at past letters, their lives can be, as yours Is.
Category: Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science, World CultureTags: cricket, cricket world cup, Equal pay, fake news, far right, Humans of hindutva, India, Kaepernick, Leonard Cohen, Megan Rapinoe, News, Poetry, politics, real news, refugees, Right, soccer, Sports, Statistics, USWNT, war, Women's issues, world cup
On my trip to Whitehorse, Yukon territory, I found my likely spirit animal: the raven.. Actually ravens are hard to miss there, no wonder the first nations have them in many tales, they are symbolic of creativity and tricks. Bald eagles are symbolic of… Continue Reading “Raven and the sun”
Category: Books, Entertainment, I think.., Philosophy, Phlog, Photography, Poetry, Travelogue, tropical birds, World CultureTags: Bald eagle, canada, canadian, Chrestomanci, creator, Diana Wynne Jone, Diana Wynne Jones, First nation stories, friendship, inspiration, mythology, peace, poem, poet, Poetry, Raven, spirit animal, trickster, Whitehorse, Yukon territory
First a poem on this. It is not a good one but does gun toting require or inspire good poetry? Denial Nothing ever charmed us more Than feeling safe We send our sons and guns ashore Then send our missiles, jets… Continue Reading “Feeling Safe in the unpredictable world of United States”
Category: I think.., Politics, World CultureTags: freedom, Gun Control laws, Las Vegas shooting, Poetry, rights, Safety, Sandy Hook shooting, Second amendment, Self-defense, Victimization
To start on a high note, it is good to have friends. However, I do not like stretching high notes to breakpoints and I would like to point out that it may not always be good to have ‘some’ friends, especially if they are… Continue Reading ” Inspirational friends, mythical creatures and ID”
Category: Books, I think.., Philosophy, World CultureTags: competition, ego, Facebook, feminism, fine art, fine arts, friends, friendship, gender, ghouls, human nature, inspiration, inspirational, inspire, Ishiguro, jealousy, Neil Gaiman, poem, Poetry, Profile, resentment, Social networking, trends