e o silêncio se fez de vento no varal  – O Outro Lado

Quando rasguei o nome no peito…Tirei do ventre a palavra voo e chorei pelos números de nomes que voaram entrelaçados dentro da ausência vivida. Nem era dia especial e o silêncio se fez de vento no varal e as esperas aconteciam e a gente sabia que não ia chegar. Algumas partidas acontecem como voos de pássaros ou como pouso em um dia de silêncio.

Mariana Gouveia

Source: e o silêncio se fez de vento no varal  – O Outro Lado

Ruby Bridges: civil rights pioneer rejects claim book makes white children uncomfortable | Civil rights movement | The Guardian

US activist, 69, speaks to NBC amid growing effort to prevent I Am Ruby Bridges and other works being available to school students

Source: Ruby Bridges: civil rights pioneer rejects claim book makes white children uncomfortable | Civil rights movement | The Guardian

Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” O silêncio não anula as marcas de violência em sua vida. Mas a denúncia, ajuda outras mulheres a se pronunciarem acerca do problema.”

Marii Freire. Violência Contra a Mulher. Violência Contra a Mulher

Santarém, Pá 26 de abril de 2024

#mariifreireescritora
#violenciacontraamulher
#denuncia

Source: Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Vești din paradis – ore de drum

Moissac, 2024

Contează mult felul în care sunt întâmpinată într-un loc cu desăvârșire nou și, poposind pe traseul UNESCO al rutei de Compostela, la abația benedictină Saint-Pierre de la Moissac, călătorul e primit cu drag, călduros și amical, cu grija și preocuparea de a-i asigura condiții de vizită ireproșabile. Dar, aflând că pelerinii se opreau aici încă din secolul 7, de la prima atestare a așezământului, nu mă mir deloc de calitatea dobândită, vreme de secole, în arta ospeției. Cea mai recentă statistică anuală atestă că, în 2019, aici au poposit 4.258 de pelerini.

Întemeierea bisericii a fost hotărâtă de Clovis după o victorie asupra vizigoților, și, pe parcurs, lăcașul a beneficiat de protecții regale, princiare și celeste.

Vastei abații i-am dedicat o după-amiază și următoarea dimineață, ca să pot privi după placul inimii monumentele celor două secțiuni, una gratuită, biserica și complexul pe dinafară, și una cu plată, cea în care pătrundem acum…

Source: Vești din paradis – ore de drum

The story of one of Buddhism’s most revered figures, long missing, explained — Radio Free Asia

What happened to the Panchen Lama?

On May 14, 1995, the exiled Dalai Lama recognized Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as  the Panchen Lama, the 11th reincarnation of his predecessor.

This angered Chinese authorities, who rejected the choice.

Three days later the boy, his family and his teacher were abducted. They have remained missing ever since.

For over 29 years, Tibetans, global leaders, and rights groups have called on the Chinese government to reveal their whereabouts, to no avail.

Who is the Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama?

Shortly after the abduction of the Dalai Lama-appointed Panchen Lama, Beijing installed another boy, Gyaltsen (in Chinese, Gyaincain) Norbu, as their own candidate in his place.

However, the Chinese government-appointed Panchen Lama remains unpopular with Tibetans both in exile and at home and is perceived as a “political tool” for Beijing.

Ordinary Tibetans and monks in monasteries traditionally loyal to the Dalai Lama have been reluctant to acknowledge or receive him, and during his visits to Tibet, Beijing has in the past handed out small monetary incentives for people who receive his blessing.

Significance of the Panchen Lama’s role

China’s appointment of Gyaincain Norbu as Panchen Lama underscores Beijing’s attempts to interfere in the selection of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama when he passes, and gain control and legitimacy among Tibetans, both inside Tibet and in exile, say experts.

The move is also seen as China’s attempts to acquire more influence over Buddhism not only inside occasionally restive Tibet but throughout the Himalayan region. Beijing has increasingly looked to leverage religion as a soft power diplomacy tool across various Buddhist nations.

In 2007, the Chinese government decreed that China would begin overseeing the recognition of all reincarnate Tibetan lamas, or “Living Buddhas,” including the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama, for which China plans to use its own Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama to sign off on.

Edited by Kalden Lodoe and Jim Snyder

Source: The story of one of Buddhism’s most revered figures, long missing, explained — Radio Free Asia

शाश्वत बसंत / Eternal Spring – Kaushal Kishore

 

पुरानी पत्तियों के मुरझाने से 

पहले ही निकल आती हैं

कुछ नई पत्तियां रोज 

मेरी आकांक्षाओं के वृक्ष पर…

जहां हमेशा ही 

छाई रहती है बसंत ऋतु, 

लेकिन आता नहीं है कभी 

यहां पतझड़…

🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱 🌱

On the tree of my aspirations, 

each day anew,

Fresh leaves sprout before 

the old turn to rue…

Where spring’s eternal, 

its reign so true,

And the autumn remains 

but a distant hue…

.

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: शाश्वत बसंत / Eternal Spring – Kaushal Kishore

Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Se, em parte,eu não fosse exatamente o que escrevo, o meu trabalho não faria sentido nenhum. “

Para falar sobre violência, para “abraçar essa causa”, primeiramente, você precisa compreender tudo o que essas mulheres passam. A gente tem exemplos que se, você olhar de perto e, compreender o quanto é cruel o que elas vivem,  digo ” o horror ” vai ser solidário (a) ao sofrimento delas. Muitas, apesar da proteção que a lei lhes oferece, ainda mantém o silêncio por medo de sofrer uma violência maior que, é morrer. Aliás, grande parte delas, morrerem nas mãos de seus algozes e por motivo fútil. Então, trabalhar esse tema é uma forma de alertar essas vítimas e, dizer para elas que denunciem.
A denúncia é muito importante, por fazer a sociedade conhecer a face desse agressor e fazer com que, ele não fique impune.

Marii Freire. Violência Contra a Mulher

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem: Autoral

Santarém, Pá 26 de abril de 2024

#mariifreireescritora
#violenciacontraamulher

Source: Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Yassie & Cogito’s Blue Haiku Slam – yaskhan

Inspired by my poem ‘Figuring Out’ 

Figuring out 
What life means 
on my own 
I start with 
the flowers..
My verse is in roman and Cogito’s in italics 

N’er alone 
in the soil of love 
flora blooms 

inked 
swaying
in the blue blue sky 
blooms 

blue ink sways 
blues forget me not 
blue skies bloom 

blue spring ink
makes me forget 
all my blues 

blue ink spills 
true blue notes trilling 
blue bird trills 

cerulean spring 
little warblers 
take note 

a blue isle 
on a desert gulf 
oasis 

blue waterhole
on hourglass blue
spring oasis 

crystal bowl 
aquamarine sand 
blue bubbles 

cerulean collage 
sparkling dreamscape 
glossed blue 

crystal ball 
shimmering ripples 
aqua fish 

marine tinges 
twirling violet 
aqua leas 

aqua leas 
ultraviolet 
neon twinge 

asters shine 
sliver of Celtic blue 
blurple
Sterling star 
Daring aster risk 
Burple shine

Fluorescent 
Supernova 
Unconditional 

Blue nova 
incandescent hue
flora glows 

sapphire 
the stars and their light 
light years light

sapphire lights 
smoke ring from cigar 
UFO

color of smoke 
inhale exhale 
other from aether 

breathing words 
other from aether 
fill the void 

breathing deep 
aether speaks 
heavens streak 

blue yonder 
wild skywriter speaks 
heaven streaks 

ultramarine etched 
vignette drawn 
north winds roam 

morning dew 
aubergine flowers 
nightshade tears 

scented tears 
my pillow soaks 
nightshade glows 

in her mouth 
on her poet’s tongue 
words to come 

touché
taking the bull by its horns 
no more words 

I walk 
down the block 
haiku steps 

I gather 
my thoughts 
in haiku 

I’m so blue 
the sky and the sea
envy me 

blue is the blood 
that runs in my veins 
you turn it to ink 

bleeding ink 
her fountain gushing 
stains my fingers 

gushing fountain 
a quill 🪶 floats 
his inked fingers 

the massage 
is in her mirage 
wishing well 

toss a coin 
message in a wish 
shooting star

Source: Yassie & Cogito’s Blue Haiku Slam – yaskhan

♫ Nights In White Satin ♫ (Redux) | Filosofa’s Word

I last played this one about two years ago, but I’m offering it tonight in honour of Moody Blues co-founder and band member Mike Pinder, who died yesterday at the age of 82.  

The poem at the end was recorded separately. It is called Late Lament and was written by their drummer, Graeme Edge. The poem was read by keyboard player Mike Pinder.

Nights in White Satin (The Night)
The Moody Blues

Source: ♫ Nights In White Satin ♫ (Redux) | Filosofa’s Word