victory poetry

TWO-FINGERED SALUTE From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (21 minutes old)

Baby boy gives two-finger salute to the world... from inside the WOMB If Owen Skeffington grows up to show a lack of respect for authority, his parents can hardly complain that he didn't warn t… more

AESCULAPIUS From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (40 minutes old)

"A Sick Child brought into the Temple of Aesculapius" (1877) by John William Waterhouse Aesculapius In Greek mythology, Aesculapius, son of Apollo, (often referred to as the god of medicine or… more

B & W From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (54 minutes old)

Here is another poem from "The Poet Laureate of Harlem". Read a biography at: http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/page6e1.html I DREAM A WORLD I dream a world where man … more

CLEO From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (58 minutes old)

A long poem by Swinburne. I could have said it all in just five words "By God - She is beautiful". CLEOPATRA Her mouth is fragrant as a vine, A vine with birds in all its boughs; … more

Iranian student hangs himself From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (5 hours old)

An Iranian engineering student hanged himself from a window grill in his apartment in RMV 2nd Stage here Monday night. Dama Sharafy Harisiane (18), a first year student at the Brindavan College of … more

Turkey says democractic rights key to Kurdish peace plan From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (5 hours old)

Turkey Tuesday said improving democratic rights was key to its plan to end a 25-year Kurdish insurgency, as the government tried to win over opponents who accuse it of giving into "terrorists" and und… more

In Flanders Fields From janeagain ^Pro in Mystical Places (7 hours old)

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below We are the… more

I Never Feared Death: The Plight of Ehsan Fattahian From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (10 hours old)

I never feared death. Even now, as I feel its odd and honest presence next to me, I still want to smell its aroma and rediscover it; Death, who has been the most ancient companion of this land. I don’… more

Please help us to save Ehsan From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (11 hours old)

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution. Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

To spell or not to spell. From avenscent in avenscent Blog (13 hours old)

A woman received a letter of condolances from Gordon Brown after her son was killed in action and the spelling was so bad she made it public.  Would you have done that or just ignored it, should she  … more

Welcome all. From avenscent in Share a moan. (14 hours old)

Thanks to those of you who have already joined this new group.  You are welcome to write anytime you please by pressing, write, at the top.… more

Syria:Court in Damascus, four Kurds to have six-year sentence From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (17 hours old)

EastKurd: Damascus court charged the four  Kurdish with the Democratic Unity Party to six years in prison. According to Radio Nowa, Mr. Abdulbaqi Yousef representative Unity Party Kurds, Kurdish in S… more

LIKE ME From kendrive ^Pro in I SAY (22 hours old)

A couple of days ago I posted here "Hold Fast To Dreams", which was written by Langston Hughes, the African-American poet who was best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance - the flowerin… more

I LOVE MY COMPUTER From kendrive ^Pro in GRUMPY OLD MAN (22 hours old)

I am grateful to Alan for sending me a series of cartoons about that modern day blessing (?) - the computer. Here is the first. … more

DIGITAL CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2009 From kendrive ^Pro in KENDRIVE (22 hours old)

In the space of 20 weeks, the world’s biggest photo contest, Digital Camera magazine’s Photographer of the Year, received a massive 101,000 online entries from 126 countries. The overall £10,000 … more

THE ENCHANTED GARDEN From kendrive ^Pro in ART FOR ART'S SAKE (23 hours old)

Here is one of Waterhouse's last paintings. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, and in 1916 while he continued to work on The Enchanted Garden he was approaching the end of his journey… more

WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE From kendrive ^Pro in POEMS AND PROSE (23 hours old)

DEAD LOVE Dead love, by treason slain, lies stark, White as a dead stark-stricken dove: None that pass by him pause to mark Dead love. His heart, that strained and yearned and strove A… more

Iran:Kamal Sharifi a journalist imprisoned is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EastKurd: Kamal Sharifi, more than a year that is in prison,he is living in the city of Saqez. He charged last year with Kurdish parties,in  the court in Saqez to 30 years in prison and deportation t… more

Iran:Kurdish political prisoner is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EastKurd: Sherko Maarfi a political prisoners sentenced to death is one year in prison in Saqez Is imprisoned. He is very ill and suffering from digestive problems for treatment must be send outside … more

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three … more

Three US citizens face spying charges: Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, as the White House called for their release. Tehran's chief prose… more

Solana to discuss developments in Iraq with Barzani From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq here on Tuesday. Discussion will focus on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdi… more

Turkish lawmakers to debate Kurdish opening From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

The preliminary discussion of the motion, signed by PM Erdogan, will take place in the General Assembly on Tuesday. "Democratic Move", in an official word that refers to Kurdish opening, will be de… more

Turkish FM: Kurds and Turks agree on everything From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Erbil – The Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu told Rudaw that the Turkish government shares the same views on every level with Kurdish politicians from the Kurdistan region. Davutoğlu recently visi… more

Monday afternoon From janeagain ^Pro in Lady by the Water (1 day old)

Afternoon all. Some people (Landers) need to put up spew warnings on their posts. I almost spit coffee all over the laptop when I opened the latest one. :)) It was a busy night but productive and I'm … more

More disappearances of Kurds in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

ALEPPO, Syrian Kurdistan — Nashat Mustafa Hanan, a 45 year old Kurd from Aleppo in Syria who works in the defence industry for the Syrian Government, has been subjected to harassment and Newroz is… more

Syrian Kurdish student arrested and excluded from University for internet activity From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan — Bafel Ali Ahmed, born 1987 in Qamishli, in the Kurdish region of Syria was a student registered in the Faculty of Arts, at Damascus University. He has been suspended from … more

Get it of your chest. From avenscent in avenscent Blog (1 day old)

I have started a new group where any one can have a moan about anything they want to if they are a member of the group which means simply joining, after that its all yours, all you have to do is tell … more

Moan here. From avenscent in Share a moan. (1 day old)

Here we can share a moan and groan about anything in our life that is bothering us and any one can comment if you wish them to or you can have a good moan and close comments going away perhaps feeling… more