(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

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This is what I awoke to.

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No amount of pure white snow

can diminish the dread and darkness

that have also descended upon me.

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62 thoughts on “(Almost) Wordless Wednesday”

    • Ja, keine(r) und kein Land kann umhin, auf ihn zu achten, leider.

      Wir haben schon seit Monaten versucht, die vielen politischen Werbungen zu ignorieren aber die traurige Wahrheit ist, daß viele Menschen auf Lügen abfahren. 😢

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  15. According to The Guardian, “the newly elected US president poses a grave threat to the planet if it blows up the international effort to curb dangerous global heating, stunned climate experts have warned in the wake of his decisive election victory.”

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  16. The Guardian continues “While campaigning for president, DT has called climate change “a big hoax”, scorned wind energy and electric cars and vowed to gut environmental rules and the “green new scam”.

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  18. Like Laurie, I am broken hearted at the election results. My small circle of friends and I dread the repercussions on the major superpower’s future (and I don’t even live in the U.S.).

    I just don’t understand how someone who should be in jail, can win….(probably with the power of wealth I might suggest). Didn’t those voters learn by the last T administration?

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  23. Devastating times. It is so hard to understand how it is that a climate in crisis does not focus our minds and efforts collectively across the globe. What is it that we plan to do with our one wild and precious planet?

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  24. We watch the television news every night, scarcely believing what we are being told. The metaphor of winter’s arrival is brutally apt. But I offer you a vision of hope…in the stage play of War Horse there is a song in the English folk tradition that’s called “The Year Turns Round Again”. Its lyrics include these lines:

    “I’ll wager a hat full of guineas / Against all the songs you can sing / That some day you’ll love / And the next day you’ll lose / And winter will turn into spring / And the snow falls, the wind calls / The year turns round again / And like Barleycorn who rose from the grave / A new year will rise up again”

    There are tears in my eyes as I read those words. We have to believe that winter will turn into spring, and a new year will rise up again. Without hope, we are truly lost.

    The lyrics work even better if you can hear them being sung. This link should take you to a recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYd5LT6XHZo

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    • I have not been able to listen to or watch the news ever since that fateful outcome.

      Thank you for sharing your vision of hope. Powerful, hopeful words, and a haunting melody. I hope that winter will indeed turn into spring again one day. Not any time soon . . . 😢

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  25. Sadly, your post says it all, perfectly and succinctly.

    My neighbor is Filipino, and has written award winning poetry about his folks, and their struggle/journey to come to this country. (His name is Oliver de la Paz) . He told me that he was taking a cue from his parents, who are pragmatists. They were saddened to see the election outcome, but not surprised one bit . They are sad that their grandchildren will have to grow up in this world. And yet, they have seen in their lives that “all things shall pass”, and are waiting for this, too, to come around.

    I’m spending time processing all this and working on those things that make a difference locally, (I’ve never been so grateful to live in progressive Massachusetts!). Tough times ahead for sure, though.

    Stay well, and know that your posts make a difference to so many folks living far and near. Let’s keep our spirits up!
    Best,
    Julie

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    • Thank you for your comment, Julie.
      I hope that your neighbors’ optimistic belief of “all things shall pass” will prove true in this case. I’m not optimistic and find it extremely challenging to maintain a positive outlook. All institutions in this country will be under attack, to say nothing of the environment. What can we expect from a bunch of politicians who think climate change is not real and who care only about the economy rather than ecology?
      Mournfully,
      Tanja

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  26. Der Winter ist da, der Winter und die Weihnachtszeit, bei Euch passt der Schnee jetzt ja wunderbar in diese gemütliche Zeit. Schnee bremst einen immer ein bisschen aus, das Leben läuft langsamer. 😉
    Hier regnet es, aber die Weihanchtsmärkte haben allerorten den Lichterglanz an.
    LG
    Maren

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