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  1. Enough pieces arrived to bring the server online, it's operational, proxmox is installed, and it's joined to the (low-availability) cluster.

    [ #CowServer #Proxmox ]

  2. Enough pieces arrived to bring the server online, it's operational, proxmox is installed, and it's joined to the (low-availability) cluster.

    [ #CowServer #Proxmox ]

  3. Enough pieces arrived to bring the server online, it's operational, proxmox is installed, and it's joined to the (low-availability) cluster.

    [ #CowServer #Proxmox ]

  4. Enough pieces arrived to bring the server online, it's operational, proxmox is installed, and it's joined to the (low-availability) cluster.

    [ #CowServer #Proxmox ]

  5. Another #ukraine fundraiser pet portrait from a few weeks ago. It's one of my favorite pieces in this #crosshatch #marker style.

    Meet "Ducky"

    #dog #MastoArt

  6. Another #ukraine fundraiser pet portrait from a few weeks ago. It's one of my favorite pieces in this #crosshatch #marker style.

    Meet "Ducky"

    #dog #MastoArt

  7. Creature Kitchen: Lots to Love in Charming Indie Gem 🦨

    Creature Kitchen is a great fun cosy/horror cooking simulator. In this one, it’s your job to make friends with animals and feed them their favourite food. All to the tune of a cabin in the woods spooky type deal.

    The game is by indie dev The Rat Zone (who runs a gloriously retro 90s style website). It’s a cheap one (£5), yet offers several hours of gameplay with lots of charming guffawing to be had. We love it!

    TREMBLE in Horror (and cook food) in Creature Kitchen

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=3U8V5RcFSq]

    This game launched in February 2026 and has had rave reviews on Steam.

    The closest game we can think to this one is Metroidvania classic Animal Well (2024). It doesn’t have any cooking in it, but there’s the same animal-based creepy horror vibe. Plus, it isn’t at all scary (it just maintains a joke horror façade about it) as all the animals you meet are friendly.

    Creature Kitchen is entirely its own thing, though, with lots of low-fi graphical cooking and exploration.

    The whole THRUST of the game is to wander around in a creepy forest (where you love in a cabin), meet cute animals, source ingredients, and make your new animal friends food. Here it is in action.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=2omfPJoP8e]

    With around two hours of gameplay, Creature Kitchen never outstays its welcome. It’s just a fun, pick up and play blast you can have fun with one morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s all just very chilled out.

    In an amusing blog post on The Rat Zone site (So uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) from the 25th February, the devs noted this:

    “We just want to reiterate that the reception to our funny animal game and the new influx of RAT FOLLOWERS has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started this collective 3(wow) years ago mainly as an outlet for a group of friends to hang out and create things together, and i guess we never expected our stuff to resonate with so so many of you. For now this is still technically a side gig for all of us, but your collective psionic energy will motivate us to make 1000 GAMEs. And each will be terrible/bad in a completely unique way!!”

    It’s all part of the reason why we love indie games. We’re not sure who The Rat Zone is and who’s behind it all as the team has kept things secret. But what was supposed to just be a bit of fun for them has blown up with the game being a cult hit.

    Which is fantabulous. It may only be two hours long, but Creature Kitchen is chilled out fun and we had a blast with it. Innit.

    Creature Kitchen’s Lovely Little Soundtrack

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=yBrYF8207q]

    The Rat Zone has kindly made the game’s great soundtrack available for free online. The music is by a whole bunch of artists. If you’re on Steam, you can download it all there (Creature Kitchen Soundtrack).

    Someone called “ashfyre” is listed as the artist, but other mentions for pieces include:

    • The Daydreamer by Session 0
    • Really Bad by ‘AbsoluteGoob’
    • Trapped by Caleb Klomparens
    • Creature Hotline by Caleb Klomparens
    • Feed the Creatures by ‘CocoaBeanz’
    • The M.i.C – Instrumental by ‘Spikemasc’
    • Snaps and Claps by Wesley Lippard

    The result is chilled out ambience with all sorts of different genres. But we do like these relaxed guitar focussed ones the most.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=WfVeDP5iFa]

    All the pieces are very short, most don’t last for more than a minute. But it’s good stuff and adds a lot of relevant atmosphere to what is a unique, very enjoyable gaming experience.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=rS-7I6_zMx] #Animals #Cooking #cosy #CreatureKitchen #Cute #Entertainment #Fun #gaming #Horror #IndieGames #Lifestyle #TheRatZone
  8. Creature Kitchen: Lots to Love in Charming Indie Gem 🦨

    Creature Kitchen is a great fun cosy/horror cooking simulator. In this one, it’s your job to make friends with animals and feed them their favourite food. All to the tune of a cabin in the woods spooky type deal.

    The game is by indie dev The Rat Zone (who runs a gloriously retro 90s style website). It’s a cheap one (£5), yet offers several hours of gameplay with lots of charming guffawing to be had. We love it!

    TREMBLE in Horror (and cook food) in Creature Kitchen

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=3U8V5RcFSq]

    This game launched in February 2026 and has had rave reviews on Steam.

    The closest game we can think to this one is Metroidvania classic Animal Well (2024). It doesn’t have any cooking in it, but there’s the same animal-based creepy horror vibe. Plus, it isn’t at all scary (it just maintains a joke horror façade about it) as all the animals you meet are friendly.

    Creature Kitchen is entirely its own thing, though, with lots of low-fi graphical cooking and exploration.

    The whole THRUST of the game is to wander around in a creepy forest (where you love in a cabin), meet cute animals, source ingredients, and make your new animal friends food. Here it is in action.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=2omfPJoP8e]

    With around two hours of gameplay, Creature Kitchen never outstays its welcome. It’s just a fun, pick up and play blast you can have fun with one morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s all just very chilled out.

    In an amusing blog post on The Rat Zone site (So uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) from the 25th February, the devs noted this:

    “We just want to reiterate that the reception to our funny animal game and the new influx of RAT FOLLOWERS has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started this collective 3(wow) years ago mainly as an outlet for a group of friends to hang out and create things together, and i guess we never expected our stuff to resonate with so so many of you. For now this is still technically a side gig for all of us, but your collective psionic energy will motivate us to make 1000 GAMEs. And each will be terrible/bad in a completely unique way!!”

    It’s all part of the reason why we love indie games. We’re not sure who The Rat Zone is and who’s behind it all as the team has kept things secret. But what was supposed to just be a bit of fun for them has blown up with the game being a cult hit.

    Which is fantabulous. It may only be two hours long, but Creature Kitchen is chilled out fun and we had a blast with it. Innit.

    Creature Kitchen’s Lovely Little Soundtrack

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=yBrYF8207q]

    The Rat Zone has kindly made the game’s great soundtrack available for free online. The music is by a whole bunch of artists. If you’re on Steam, you can download it all there (Creature Kitchen Soundtrack).

    Someone called “ashfyre” is listed as the artist, but other mentions for pieces include:

    • The Daydreamer by Session 0
    • Really Bad by ‘AbsoluteGoob’
    • Trapped by Caleb Klomparens
    • Creature Hotline by Caleb Klomparens
    • Feed the Creatures by ‘CocoaBeanz’
    • The M.i.C – Instrumental by ‘Spikemasc’
    • Snaps and Claps by Wesley Lippard

    The result is chilled out ambience with all sorts of different genres. But we do like these relaxed guitar focussed ones the most.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=WfVeDP5iFa]

    All the pieces are very short, most don’t last for more than a minute. But it’s good stuff and adds a lot of relevant atmosphere to what is a unique, very enjoyable gaming experience.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=rS-7I6_zMx] #Animals #Cooking #cosy #CreatureKitchen #Cute #Entertainment #Fun #gaming #Horror #IndieGames #Lifestyle #TheRatZone
  9. Creature Kitchen: Lots to Love in Charming Indie Gem 🦨

    Creature Kitchen is a great fun cosy/horror cooking simulator. In this one, it’s your job to make friends with animals and feed them their favourite food. All to the tune of a cabin in the woods spooky type deal.

    The game is by indie dev The Rat Zone (who runs a gloriously retro 90s style website). It’s a cheap one (£5), yet offers several hours of gameplay with lots of charming guffawing to be had. We love it!

    TREMBLE in Horror (and cook food) in Creature Kitchen

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=3U8V5RcFSq]

    This game launched in February 2026 and has had rave reviews on Steam.

    The closest game we can think to this one is Metroidvania classic Animal Well (2024). It doesn’t have any cooking in it, but there’s the same animal-based creepy horror vibe. Plus, it isn’t at all scary (it just maintains a joke horror façade about it) as all the animals you meet are friendly.

    Creature Kitchen is entirely its own thing, though, with lots of low-fi graphical cooking and exploration.

    The whole THRUST of the game is to wander around in a creepy forest (where you love in a cabin), meet cute animals, source ingredients, and make your new animal friends food. Here it is in action.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=2omfPJoP8e]

    With around two hours of gameplay, Creature Kitchen never outstays its welcome. It’s just a fun, pick up and play blast you can have fun with one morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s all just very chilled out.

    In an amusing blog post on The Rat Zone site (So uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) from the 25th February, the devs noted this:

    “We just want to reiterate that the reception to our funny animal game and the new influx of RAT FOLLOWERS has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started this collective 3(wow) years ago mainly as an outlet for a group of friends to hang out and create things together, and i guess we never expected our stuff to resonate with so so many of you. For now this is still technically a side gig for all of us, but your collective psionic energy will motivate us to make 1000 GAMEs. And each will be terrible/bad in a completely unique way!!”

    It’s all part of the reason why we love indie games. We’re not sure who The Rat Zone is and who’s behind it all as the team has kept things secret. But what was supposed to just be a bit of fun for them has blown up with the game being a cult hit.

    Which is fantabulous. It may only be two hours long, but Creature Kitchen is chilled out fun and we had a blast with it. Innit.

    Creature Kitchen’s Lovely Little Soundtrack

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=yBrYF8207q]

    The Rat Zone has kindly made the game’s great soundtrack available for free online. The music is by a whole bunch of artists. If you’re on Steam, you can download it all there (Creature Kitchen Soundtrack).

    Someone called “ashfyre” is listed as the artist, but other mentions for pieces include:

    • The Daydreamer by Session 0
    • Really Bad by ‘AbsoluteGoob’
    • Trapped by Caleb Klomparens
    • Creature Hotline by Caleb Klomparens
    • Feed the Creatures by ‘CocoaBeanz’
    • The M.i.C – Instrumental by ‘Spikemasc’
    • Snaps and Claps by Wesley Lippard

    The result is chilled out ambience with all sorts of different genres. But we do like these relaxed guitar focussed ones the most.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=WfVeDP5iFa]

    All the pieces are very short, most don’t last for more than a minute. But it’s good stuff and adds a lot of relevant atmosphere to what is a unique, very enjoyable gaming experience.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=rS-7I6_zMx] #Animals #Cooking #cosy #CreatureKitchen #Cute #Entertainment #Fun #gaming #Horror #IndieGames #Lifestyle #TheRatZone
  10. Creature Kitchen: Lots to Love in Charming Indie Gem 🦨

    Creature Kitchen is a great fun cosy/horror cooking simulator. In this one, it’s your job to make friends with animals and feed them their favourite food. All to the tune of a cabin in the woods spooky type deal.

    The game is by indie dev The Rat Zone (who runs a gloriously retro 90s style website). It’s a cheap one (£5), yet offers several hours of gameplay with lots of charming guffawing to be had. We love it!

    TREMBLE in Horror (and cook food) in Creature Kitchen

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=3U8V5RcFSq]

    This game launched in February 2026 and has had rave reviews on Steam.

    The closest game we can think to this one is Metroidvania classic Animal Well (2024). It doesn’t have any cooking in it, but there’s the same animal-based creepy horror vibe. Plus, it isn’t at all scary (it just maintains a joke horror façade about it) as all the animals you meet are friendly.

    Creature Kitchen is entirely its own thing, though, with lots of low-fi graphical cooking and exploration.

    The whole THRUST of the game is to wander around in a creepy forest (where you love in a cabin), meet cute animals, source ingredients, and make your new animal friends food. Here it is in action.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=2omfPJoP8e]

    With around two hours of gameplay, Creature Kitchen never outstays its welcome. It’s just a fun, pick up and play blast you can have fun with one morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s all just very chilled out.

    In an amusing blog post on The Rat Zone site (So uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) from the 25th February, the devs noted this:

    “We just want to reiterate that the reception to our funny animal game and the new influx of RAT FOLLOWERS has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started this collective 3(wow) years ago mainly as an outlet for a group of friends to hang out and create things together, and i guess we never expected our stuff to resonate with so so many of you. For now this is still technically a side gig for all of us, but your collective psionic energy will motivate us to make 1000 GAMEs. And each will be terrible/bad in a completely unique way!!”

    It’s all part of the reason why we love indie games. We’re not sure who The Rat Zone is and who’s behind it all as the team has kept things secret. But what was supposed to just be a bit of fun for them has blown up with the game being a cult hit.

    Which is fantabulous. It may only be two hours long, but Creature Kitchen is chilled out fun and we had a blast with it. Innit.

    Creature Kitchen’s Lovely Little Soundtrack

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=yBrYF8207q]

    The Rat Zone has kindly made the game’s great soundtrack available for free online. The music is by a whole bunch of artists. If you’re on Steam, you can download it all there (Creature Kitchen Soundtrack).

    Someone called “ashfyre” is listed as the artist, but other mentions for pieces include:

    • The Daydreamer by Session 0
    • Really Bad by ‘AbsoluteGoob’
    • Trapped by Caleb Klomparens
    • Creature Hotline by Caleb Klomparens
    • Feed the Creatures by ‘CocoaBeanz’
    • The M.i.C – Instrumental by ‘Spikemasc’
    • Snaps and Claps by Wesley Lippard

    The result is chilled out ambience with all sorts of different genres. But we do like these relaxed guitar focussed ones the most.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=WfVeDP5iFa]

    All the pieces are very short, most don’t last for more than a minute. But it’s good stuff and adds a lot of relevant atmosphere to what is a unique, very enjoyable gaming experience.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=rS-7I6_zMx] #Animals #Cooking #cosy #CreatureKitchen #Cute #Entertainment #Fun #gaming #Horror #IndieGames #Lifestyle #TheRatZone
  11. Creature Kitchen: Lots to Love in Charming Indie Gem 🦨

    Creature Kitchen is a great fun cosy/horror cooking simulator. In this one, it’s your job to make friends with animals and feed them their favourite food. All to the tune of a cabin in the woods spooky type deal.

    The game is by indie dev The Rat Zone (who runs a gloriously retro 90s style website). It’s a cheap one (£5), yet offers several hours of gameplay with lots of charming guffawing to be had. We love it!

    TREMBLE in Horror (and cook food) in Creature Kitchen

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=3U8V5RcFSq]

    This game launched in February 2026 and has had rave reviews on Steam.

    The closest game we can think to this one is Metroidvania classic Animal Well (2024). It doesn’t have any cooking in it, but there’s the same animal-based creepy horror vibe. Plus, it isn’t at all scary (it just maintains a joke horror façade about it) as all the animals you meet are friendly.

    Creature Kitchen is entirely its own thing, though, with lots of low-fi graphical cooking and exploration.

    The whole THRUST of the game is to wander around in a creepy forest (where you love in a cabin), meet cute animals, source ingredients, and make your new animal friends food. Here it is in action.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=2omfPJoP8e]

    With around two hours of gameplay, Creature Kitchen never outstays its welcome. It’s just a fun, pick up and play blast you can have fun with one morning, afternoon, or evening. It’s all just very chilled out.

    In an amusing blog post on The Rat Zone site (So uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) from the 25th February, the devs noted this:

    “We just want to reiterate that the reception to our funny animal game and the new influx of RAT FOLLOWERS has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started this collective 3(wow) years ago mainly as an outlet for a group of friends to hang out and create things together, and i guess we never expected our stuff to resonate with so so many of you. For now this is still technically a side gig for all of us, but your collective psionic energy will motivate us to make 1000 GAMEs. And each will be terrible/bad in a completely unique way!!”

    It’s all part of the reason why we love indie games. We’re not sure who The Rat Zone is and who’s behind it all as the team has kept things secret. But what was supposed to just be a bit of fun for them has blown up with the game being a cult hit.

    Which is fantabulous. It may only be two hours long, but Creature Kitchen is chilled out fun and we had a blast with it. Innit.

    Creature Kitchen’s Lovely Little Soundtrack

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=yBrYF8207q]

    The Rat Zone has kindly made the game’s great soundtrack available for free online. The music is by a whole bunch of artists. If you’re on Steam, you can download it all there (Creature Kitchen Soundtrack).

    Someone called “ashfyre” is listed as the artist, but other mentions for pieces include:

    • The Daydreamer by Session 0
    • Really Bad by ‘AbsoluteGoob’
    • Trapped by Caleb Klomparens
    • Creature Hotline by Caleb Klomparens
    • Feed the Creatures by ‘CocoaBeanz’
    • The M.i.C – Instrumental by ‘Spikemasc’
    • Snaps and Claps by Wesley Lippard

    The result is chilled out ambience with all sorts of different genres. But we do like these relaxed guitar focussed ones the most.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=WfVeDP5iFa]

    All the pieces are very short, most don’t last for more than a minute. But it’s good stuff and adds a lot of relevant atmosphere to what is a unique, very enjoyable gaming experience.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=rS-7I6_zMx] #Animals #Cooking #cosy #CreatureKitchen #Cute #Entertainment #Fun #gaming #Horror #IndieGames #Lifestyle #TheRatZone
  12. Schoolchildren, or: Shown fireflies

    A Sijo

    the last clean river snakes
    across flickering subway billboards;
    schoolchildren are shown fireflies
    on grainy government footage;
    only old poems remember
    how small palms gathered lights

    d’Verse: What art says

    At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several pieces of art by Indian artists. I selected ‘Waste Archives as Landscape’ by Navjot Altaf (b. 1949).

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Art #Dystopia #Earth #Future #Garbage #Poem #Poetry #Pollution #Sea #Sijo #Trash
  13. Schoolchildren, or: Shown fireflies

    A Sijo

    the last clean river snakes
    across flickering subway billboards;
    schoolchildren are shown fireflies
    on grainy government footage;
    only old poems remember
    how small palms gathered lights

    d’Verse: What art says

    At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several pieces of art by Indian artists. I selected ‘Waste Archives as Landscape’ by Navjot Altaf (b. 1949).

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Art #Dystopia #Earth #Future #Garbage #Poem #Poetry #Pollution #Sea #Sijo #Trash
  14. Schoolchildren, or: Shown fireflies

    A Sijo

    the last clean river snakes
    across flickering subway billboards;
    schoolchildren are shown fireflies
    on grainy government footage;
    only old poems remember
    how small palms gathered lights

    d’Verse: What art says

    At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several pieces of art by Indian artists. I selected ‘Waste Archives as Landscape’ by Navjot Altaf (b. 1949).

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Art #Dystopia #Earth #Future #Garbage #Poem #Poetry #Pollution #Sea #Sijo #Trash
  15. Schoolchildren, or: Shown fireflies

    A Sijo

    the last clean river snakes
    across flickering subway billboards;
    schoolchildren are shown fireflies
    on grainy government footage;
    only old poems remember
    how small palms gathered lights

    d’Verse: What art says

    At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several pieces of art by Indian artists. I selected ‘Waste Archives as Landscape’ by Navjot Altaf (b. 1949).

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Art #Dystopia #Earth #Future #Garbage #Poem #Poetry #Pollution #Sea #Sijo #Trash
  16. Schoolchildren, or: Shown fireflies

    A Sijo

    the last clean river snakes
    across flickering subway billboards;
    schoolchildren are shown fireflies
    on grainy government footage;
    only old poems remember
    how small palms gathered lights

    d’Verse: What art says

    At d’Verse, we are encouraged to compose poems inspired by one of several pieces of art by Indian artists. I selected ‘Waste Archives as Landscape’ by Navjot Altaf (b. 1949).

    Sijo?

    A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

    Let’s write poetry together!

    When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

    Ben Harper (b. 1969)

    Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

    #Art #Dystopia #Earth #Future #Garbage #Poem #Poetry #Pollution #Sea #Sijo #Trash
  17. 2 out of 7 pieces of gear obtained

    not very smart to get different colour extremes, but their prices were too good to pass up.

    What's left;
    Cotton Underwear and Socks
    Cotton long pants
    Cotton long sleeve t-shirt
    Snell rated helmet

    I am ready for my high performance driver education

    #kopitiam #singlish

  18. 2 out of 7 pieces of gear obtained

    not very smart to get different colour extremes, but their prices were too good to pass up.

    What's left;
    Cotton Underwear and Socks
    Cotton long pants
    Cotton long sleeve t-shirt
    Snell rated helmet

    I am ready for my high performance driver education

    #kopitiam #singlish

  19. I’ll Fly Away

    Some glad morning when this life is o'er
    I'll fly away
    To a home on God’s celestial shore
    I'll fly away

    You may have heard this song in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou, or in the popular late-1990s TV series 7th Heaven. Performed by numerous country, bluegrass, and pop music performers, I’ll Fly Away will soon mark its first centenary: originally written as a church hymn by Alfred E. Brumley in 1929, its folksy tune and the message of life eternal continues to inspire hope and faith. And it happens to be one of my all-time favourite songs!

    In this post I’ll present an annotated version of the lyrics intended primarily for English language learners: below the lyrics you’ll find the vocabulary notes, along with the links to just a few of the renditions accessible on YouTube. Each one is different, so you can compare different styles.

    Tell me how you like this song in the comments section at the bottom of the page!

    Some glad morning when this life is o'er, 
    I'll fly away;
    To a home on God's celestial shore,
    I'll fly away

    [Chorus]
    I'll fly away, Oh Glory
    I'll fly away; (in the morning)
    When I die, Hallelujah, by and by,
    I'll fly away.

    When the shadows of this life have gone,
    I'll fly away;
    Like a bird from prison bars has flown,
    I'll fly away (I'll fly away)

    [Chorus]

    Just a few more weary days and then,
    I'll fly away;
    To a land where joy shall never end,
    I'll fly away (I'll fly away)

    [Chorus]

    VOCABULARY NOTES

    GLAD (adj.) – causing happiness and satisfaction

    CELESTIAL (adj.) – heavenly, in heaven

    HALLELUJAH (n.) – expression of joy, happiness or thanks (the original meaning of this Hebrew expression is ‘praise the Lord’)

    BY AND BY (adv.) – soon, after a short period of time, in a little while; eventually

    BARS (n.) – long, thin pieces of wood or metal used to prevent someone from leaving a cage or a prison cell

    WEARY (adj.) – very tired, with no energy or enthusiasm

    RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

    Joey+Rory (live version)

    Cover by Megan Miller

    Johnny Cash (from the My Mother’s Hymn Book album)

    COVER IMAGE CREDIT

    Photo by Pablo Heimplatz via Unsplash

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