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Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:09 pm
by Atticus Finch
Haiku
Putin is Xeres
Ukraine is ancient Greek States
History repeats
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:52 pm
by AndyinPA
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 3:36 pm
by Kendra
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:25 pm
by Chilidog
The battle of Kyiv
Worth the read.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 4:53 pm
by Slim Cognito
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:00 pm
by Danraft
That thread is absolutely worth a read… thank you…
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:24 pm
by Chilidog
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:35 pm
by 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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 6:05 pm
by Slim Cognito
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:07 pm
by 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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:48 pm
by AndyinPA
Excellent summary. Thanks.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:50 pm
by Frater I*I
One would think that the Russians, of all people, would understand that home field advantage really means something in war...
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Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:11 pm
by Chilidog
p0rtia wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:07 pm
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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:19 am
by keith
Chilidog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:11 pm
p0rtia wrote: ↑Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:07 pm
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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:24 am
by Suranis
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:11 am
by Atticus Finch
Haiku
Putin misjudged them
They are not a flock of sheep
But a swarm of wasps
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:11 am
by Slim Cognito
Atticus Finch wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:11 am
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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:27 am
by 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.
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Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:04 am
by 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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:35 am
by Slim Cognito
bill_g wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:27 am
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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:54 am
by Atticus Finch
Haiku
Stalin had Zhukov
Hitler had Guderian
Putin has no one
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:59 am
by 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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:40 pm
by Atticus Finch
Haiku
Bucha massacre
Same story different war
Katya massacre
FUCK THE RUSSIANS
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:46 pm
by AndyinPA
Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:35 am
bill_g wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:27 am
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.
Re: Russia Invades Ukraine
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:05 pm
by 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."