
Israel orders remaining residents of Beit Hanoun to leave | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
(Me: Cease fire, return captives, and give aid and comfort to Palestinians in Gaza…now!) Source: Israel orders remaining residents of Beit Hanoun to leave | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian

Ein gutes und gesundes Neues Jahr 2025

Ein gutes und gesundes Neues Jahr – A happy and healthy new year – Bonne et heureuse année en bonne santée – Felice e sano anno nuovo – Feliz y …
Ein gutes und gesundes Neues Jahr 2025
RIP President Jimmy Carter
A great human and leader!
Genieße den Moment…

Die Tage des Jahres neigen sich dem Ende entgegen Sein – in jedem Moment – frei, ganz präsent Im Frieden sein, in jedem Augenblick “Verrückte” …
Genieße den Moment…
Winners and Losers ~Part 2~

Welcome back to part 2 of “Winner or a Loser.” Part one is here; Winners and Losers ~Part 1~
Winners and Losers ~Part 2~
A Break From The Snarky

I was fully prepared to share more of my trademark snark this afternoon when I came across something on the Jon S. Randal Peace Page that brought a …
A Break From The Snarky
An Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital kills 11, war monitor says – Los Angeles Times
An Israeli airstrike in the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday killed 11 people, according to a war monitor, as Israel continues to target Syrian weapons and military infrastructure even after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot that belonged to Assad’s forces near the industrial town of Adra, northeast of the capital. The observatory said at least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed.
Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV also reported the airstrike but put the death toll at six. The Israeli military did not comment on the airstrike Sunday.
Source: An Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital kills 11, war monitor says – Los Angeles Times
(Me: Israel is at war with Syria?)

10019 Haiku | jllopart
Selma’s Review of “Sun Haiku” | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog
Selma’s Review of “Sun Haiku”
on December 29, 2024

(Graphic created on Canva by Dawn Pisturino)
I know! I know! I’m supposed to be on vacation. But Poet Selma Martin wrote such a fabulous Goodreads review of my new book, Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine, that I simply had to share.
Selma loves haiku, and her opinion matters to me a lot. She’s a marvelous poet, lives in Japan, supports other writers, and just became a grandmother. Her debut poetry book, In the Shadow of Rainbows, earned a #1 Amazon New Release banner and five-star reviews. Plus, she was recently nominated for a 2025 Pushcart Award!
Selma’s Goodreads Review
“A Haiku a day telling of all the moods and woes of Father Sun—fascinating!
“What a splendid idea! I was hooked from the get go. In 74 beautiful pages we zoom past all the colors of the rainbow reading about the largest star in our solar system. Makes me jealous that I didn’t hit on such a great idea for a haiku collection. Hats off to the author.
“Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine by Dawn Pisturino is every bit a masterpiece. The Author dedicates this lovely collection to her brother who suffered from skin cancer. She tells me that his fair skin and genetic disposition were not suitable for too much sunlight. Mark, who loved the outdoors, died from melanoma and the Author readily prompts readers to seek a medical consultation in case of skin moles and the like. Wow. This act of kindness soon endeared the author to me.
“And the haiku. Each one diverse and full of imagery that kept me turning the pages. All of them about the sun. Amazing work: beautifully poignant and fabulously captivating.
“The haiku are numbered for a complete year of haiku. And as if that wasn’t enough, we are gifted four more haiku in the Leap Year section, and more bonus stories—complete stories, that personify the grand star, the sun.
‘From the book, here are two quotes:
“’sun — soft as butter/in the biscuit sky — rises/slowly to new heights’ ~6
“’The sun sank into/the ocean and drowned. Hear the/cries of the dying!’ ~339
“This is such a satisfying collection and I highly recommend it with all my heart. It will certainly appeal to all humans who know this greatest of stars. I give this book a resounding 5-star rating to Sun Haiku: 365 Days of Sunshine by Dawn Pisturino…”
Source: Selma’s Review of “Sun Haiku” | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

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