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distance no objectinnocent civiliansunder the flight paththe war still drones onbeneath a newsprint mountainabout democracyforeign volunteerstravel to fight the bullylost in confusionRussian troops fallingeach different, each the sameas leaves in autumn~ CLP 10/011/2024 →
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Moscow’s criminalsReleased if they fight like dogsOn Ukraine’s bloody soilNorth Korean menEmerge but die in numbersBrief lives beyond the wireLike gladiatorsEntertainment for CaesarNew Russian rouletteWar is a cruel gamePlayed out by politiciansWith the lives of others~ CLP 06/11/2024 →
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watching from the shoreI see the oceangather itself indraining the beachscrambling pebblescurling its liphurling itself forwardclawing away another stratumbreaking more groundeach crump of wavedespite its damned furymerely a precursorto the next formingin jostling ranks behindthere is only so much landthere is so much seawhat great resolve is neededto construct safe harboursecure the coastdecide what cannot →
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Half of all spent is spent on warTaxes, privatisation, national assets soldUkraine is beggared beyond beliefWhat price victory?What cost peace?~ CLP 11/10/2024 →
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Nothing much reportedAs media awash with stormsTerrestrial and solarGaining strengthGreater attentionLebanon and Gaza drowned by dramaOf extreme weatherBent trees, colossal waves breakingon Florida shoresWhen a million and moreAre forced by hail of munitionsTo retreat north and eastFrom the IDFMeanwhile Ukraine still fightsFor its lifeOn the Russian hook~ CLP 10/10/2024 →
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So it came to passBombs fell on Russia’s peopleMasters of War enriched ~ n.b. Whatever the principles, innocent people, going about their daily chores, are killed at random. More war means more profit for arms manufacturers worldwide and more war means more grieving for those lost in its machinery. Who wins? Follow the money, if →
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gathering placesare targets for crueltyline up your dead men~n.b. A military parade, of all things. What were the military leaders thinking when they organised this ceremonial event for their precious troops? A new Spion Kop moment, a ‘free hit’ for the ultra-sonic bombardiers of Moscow. CLP 05/09/2024 →
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Claim and counter-claimWho knows now what to believe?The death of reason ~ n.b. All we know is innocent people are being killed on a daily basis…to what end? CLP 31/08/2024 →
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more war leads to peaceso the theory goes, it meansmore civilians will die~ n.b. Ukraine is trying to hold captured Kursk territory. This so that they have something to trade when sincere peace talks begin. Sadly, this depends on whether those men in Moscow actually care, or not. CLP 19/08/2024 →
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Enticed from bunkerTo unfamiliar landVenus flytraps close ~ n.b. The sense in pushing into Russia, rather than sitting like ducks in a bombarded home, is understood. The further from home that the Ukrainian forces push the greater their exposure to risk. It seems that Russia may be more vulnerable to a counter-attack than previously thought, →
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