Prayer for the conqueror: Penitence from now until death, with or without rosary, with or without the lip-power to utter the prayers of the lords they worship, within or without preferred church. It just might provide succor.
#Gaza #Gaza Genocide

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Jack Clayton, writing for stumps.com, says that Jonty had a ‘don’t stop me now’ approach to practicing. Tillakaratne Dilshan was no different. tillakaratne dilshan #CricketTwitter

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We write even when we don’t

and read splendid stories

on pages decreed to remain blank.

On benches too. Even if they no longer exist.

#poetry #poetry lovers #travelblogger

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Paanama keeps its secrets. People come and go. Paanama remains. It is a separate nation, almost. It has its ways. It has its secrets. It knows, protects and is protected by the sacred. #Travel #Travel ler
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There was silence when I first saw 'Buduruwagala.' It was silent when I left. Much was said between silences and in silence. #TravelTheWorld #Traveller
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These are reflection on obtaining the pa.tiruupa-desaya, be it in some well-defined territory or in the more elusive land that is the mind through listening, contemplating and acting upon conclusions reached.

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An empty canvas has no weight but upon it perspectives can get transcribed. When this happens, we return home with rich metaphors elegantly arranged, but however voluminous the harvest of the journey we carry not one extra ounce.
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Sunday the 30th of November, 2014.Our Nation lost its heartbeat that day.  We were left diminished. I think of Rukshan and hope he is making more tender the regions he travels now, unencumbered by paralysis of any kind.

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There’s so much poetry that could have been written but was not on Earth, the Planet of Insomnia.

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We can be better transcribers of ancient and all-containing texts than we are and that’s good enough since perfect transcription is impossible. Let’s flag the caveat: provided we try to imitate reality with humility, and as best we can.

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Tomorrow, a time for the political joke and the odd cartoon,
Tomorrow the time to change faces, the showering votes of no-confidence,
Today, the hour of the resolute heart that fights the intruder.

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There’s a smell of dung these days that is traceable to the offices of the most powerful individuals, groups, classes and countries in this world. The liars use honeyed tones but words have a way of rebelling and of tripping the lie-masters. malindawords.blogspot.com/2023/11/dung-l…

There’s a smell of dung traceable to the offices of the most powerful individuals, groups, classes and countries in this world. There's flower-fragrance too.The liars use honeyed tones but words have a way of rebelling and of tripping the lie-masters.
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The word is a sword held to the throat of truth. That's the gist of what the mainstream Western media is doing with regard to Palestine.
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Splendid conversations and silences await us all. People can come and go. Some will stay. Some will not be allowed to leave. We die for all kinds of things in all kinds of ways and in all kinds of places.
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There’s a trial going on here. The justice system is on trial. The 'Lawyers' Collective' is essentially saying ‘the trial is out of order! It’s a show! It’s a show! Its “Let’s make a deal!”’ malindawords.blogspot.com/2023/11/merit-…

Some light was captured in a particular frame from a particular vantage by a particular hunter inspired by something beautiful that some other person or persons had scribbled on his mind. I am a recipient. #Travel #photography
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Pause. A word that has lost its weight. It is not subject to the laws of gravity. Floats like shop-talk and badly written footnotes that have escaped under-lines to hobnob with devils who would have us believe they are angels. #Gaza #gazanow malindawords.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-un…

So where would you go if you did have such a carpet which could fly, ignoring of course silly and trivial matters such as height, vertigo, safety belts, on-flight entertainment, air pressure, turbulence and bad weather? #travellers #traveling
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Let us think of bandages, crypts, shrouds and the tyranny, obfuscation and scandal of perfect fabrics to mitigate unfavourable climatic conditions. A greeting floating over rubble and through dense smoke and a response, ‘adióóóós, amigo.’ #GazaConflict malindawords.blogspot.com/2023/11/gauze-…