Russia Invades Ukraine

[Atticus Finch]

Haiku

Putin is Xeres
Ukraine is ancient Greek States
History repeats

[AndyinPA]

[Kendra]

[Chilidog]

The battle of Kyiv





Worth the read.

[Slim Cognito]

[Danraft]

That thread is absolutely worth a read… thank you…

[Chilidog]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1510 ... 15281.html

Thread reader

[SuzieC]

Fantastic thread. Good read. I particularly loved the story about the 30-person forest commando unit that harassed and ultimately stopped the fearsome 40 mile convoy. I hope a movie is made about this some day.

[Slim Cognito]

[p0rtia]

Awesome, thanks!

I note that the author confuses east and west, yes?

A problem I also have in any language except for my native tongue.

[AndyinPA]

Excellent summary. Thanks.

[Frater I*I]

One would think that the Russians, of all people, would understand that home field advantage really means something in war...

[Chilidog]

Awesome, thanks!

I note that the author confuses east and west, yes?

A problem I also have in any language except for my native tongue.

He also accepts the claim that two Russian IL-76 were shot down. That has not been confirmed.
otherwise he’s spot on.

[keith]

Awesome, thanks!

I note that the author confuses east and west, yes?

A problem I also have in any language except for my native tongue.

He also accepts the claim that two Russian IL-76 were shot down. That has not been confirmed.
otherwise he’s spot on.

Read the unroll, and he has added a correction that addresses both these issues.

[Suranis]

[Atticus Finch]

Haiku

Putin misjudged them
They are not a flock of sheep
But a swarm of wasps

[Slim Cognito]

Haiku

Putin misjudged them
They are not a flock of sheep
But a swarm of wasps

All of these are good but This One! This deserves an award.

[bill_g]

I never understand Haiku. People praise it, and my brain says "what?"

But, that one spoke to me. It resonated. As Slim said, it deserves an award.

[Suranis]

Its just a form of Japanese poetry, which is probably beutiful in Japanese (which is a Tone language) but probably loses something in English.

[Slim Cognito]

I never understand Haiku. People praise it, and my brain says "what?"

But, that one spoke to me. It resonated. As Slim said, it deserves an award.

Try reading them aloud. The flow is almost soothing, even if the subject matter isn't. I've played around with Haiku. It's quite a challenge to get the point across in a specific number of syllables and lines. Not. Easy.


When Atticus posts one, part of me wants to respond in Haiku, then I realize I can't begin to compete.

[Atticus Finch]

Haiku

Stalin had Zhukov
Hitler had Guderian
Putin has no one

[Atticus Finch]

If Hitler had executed the same war strategy that Putin is currently using in Ukraine, WWII would have ended in six weeks in a stalemate in Poland.

[Atticus Finch]

Haiku

Bucha massacre
Same story different war
Katya massacre

FUCK THE RUSSIANS

[AndyinPA]

I never understand Haiku. People praise it, and my brain says "what?"

But, that one spoke to me. It resonated. As Slim said, it deserves an award.

Try reading them aloud. The flow is almost soothing, even if the subject matter isn't. I've played around with Haiku. It's quite a challenge to get the point across in a specific number of syllables and lines. Not. Easy.


When Atticus posts one, part of me wants to respond in Haiku, then I realize I can't begin to compete.

Off Topic

All poetry is really meant to be spoken, not just read.

[Kendra]

Amb. Thomas-Greenfield: "Reports indicate that Russian Federal Security agents are confiscating passports and IDs, taking away cellphones, and separating families ... I do not need to spell out what these so-called 'filtration camps' are reminiscent of. It is chilling."