Monthly Peace Post: Tragedy and a Poem

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Tragedies are common these days. Disasters as well.

On July 17th our country and many others got hit by a tragedy when a civilian airplane was shot down.

298 innocent souls lost within seconds…

193 Dutch people.

And if that wasn’t enough, we had great problems to get the remains of our people back to our country.

Our minister gave a really impressive speech about bringing back our people before the UN.

You can read and listen to it right HERE (the speech is in English)

On July 23rd the first of the coffins finally arrived in Holland.

Our country held a National Mourning Day on this day and the whole country including swimming pools, traffic and all other activities stopped for a moment throughout the country when the plane landed.

Here are a couple of photos made by the Dutch news about the ceremony and the transport of the remains.

A man holding the Dutch flag which is on half staff, like all the flags in Holland this day, watching the plane coming.

Our king and queen holding hands while the plane lands and a minute of silence is held.

Flowers by the Dutch embassy in Ukraine.

The coffins with the remains of the victims.

The funeral procession heading towards Hilversum where the identification process will begin.

I cried when I watched this, like I silently cry for humanity on so many occasions.

What is it that makes people so violent against each other?

I just don’t understand…

Today, our government is debating how we can get the rest of the remains safely home because at this moment the crash site is still a warzone and there are still remains there. But they promised the people of our country that they will do everything possible to get all the remains home.

Look into my eyes

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Share a little love

How hard can it be?

I look in your eyes

You’re not so different from me

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You have hopes, you have dreams

Just like me

I look in your eyes

Like everyone, you just want to be free

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You may speak a different language

And you may have a different color than me

But when I look in your eyes

It’s just another soul I see

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These wars, this hate, this violence

Can’t you see?

When you look into my eyes

All that we are killing is humanity…

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So share some love

How hard can it be?

Look into each other’s eyes

And let’s stand together, you and me

–

Just Patty

NaPoWriMo day 19: A poem for bloggers for peace

Every month I make a post for Bloggers for Peace. Just to take a moment to think about the importance of it.

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This world we call home

 

Feed the starving with indifference

Shelter the homeless with lies

Hunt the ones that break the silence

In this world of broken dreams

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Raise the children with violence

Cure the sick with poison

Common sense is out of balance

In this world that flourishes on greed

 

Comfort the cold with blankets of misguidance

Unburden the poor by taking their money

Eagerly destroying all the innocence

In this world of thieves

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Build an empire with impatience

Wash your hands with blood of lambs

Don’t care what happens in the distance

In this world driven by hate

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Living a life in blissful ignorance

Killing our own freedom

Spoiled by our leaders arrogance

In this dying world we call home…

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– Just Patty –

Quotes of the Week: Inspire someone. Monthly Peace Post

Every month I make a post for Bloggers for Peace. Just to take a moment to think about the importance of it.

This month I decided to ask you all to INSPIRE someone.

Inspiration can be a great way to accomplish dreams and feel better.

Everyone needs motivation. To help them through rough times or to do something they want, but maybe never thought they could.

To inspire someone is a gift to someone and to yourself.

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Enjoy the quotes and make a difference!

Lots of Love

Patty

Montly Peace Post: Some inspiring Quotes

Every month I make a post for Bloggers for Peace. Just to take a moment to think about the importance of it.

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Enjoy the quotes!

Lots of Love,

Patty

 

Montly Peace Post: A Diamond Poem

Every month I make a post for Bloggers for Peace. Just to take a moment to think about the importance of it.

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Share a little love today!

Lots of love,

Patty

Montly Peace Post: A Cinquain

Every month I do a post dedicated to Peace.

I think it’s very important to sometimes remember ourselves that Love is much stronger then Hate. So share the Love, wherever you go and make the world a little better!

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Lots of  Love,

Patty

Montly Peace Post

Every month I make a post for Bloggers for Peace. This month I decided to show you a couple of famous quotes about Peace from which I think they can make a difference.

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Enjoy the quotes and share the love!

Lots of love,

Patty

Monthly Peace Post

I got a bit behind on my monthly peace post, but….

Here it is! 🙂 

I really enjoying myself making these pictures and quotes blogs, so I thought I would make one into a Peace post!

Every month I make a post about ‘Peace’ to try to help make the world just a little bit better. You can join Bloggers For Peace by clicking HERE.

 

I truly believe that showing a little more kindness will make a contribution to peace.

After all, don’t we all like to be treated with kindness?

And it isn’t that hard, you know… 

Just smile when someone looks at you. Just help someone who needs a bit of help.

Just show someone the way when they seem lost.

Just say something nice when you see someone who’s a bit down.

 

Little things can mean a lot to someone. It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to just be kind.

And being kind is no sign of weakness either. It’s a sign of strength.

Rudeness is a weak person’s imitation of strength.

 

So let’s all show the world a little kindness, just share a little love, and you will see…the world will be a lot brighter!

 

Enjoy the quotes and pay it forward!

Lots of love,

Patty

Monthly Peace Post: A Poetrics

Every month I will do a post for Bloggers For Peace

I am a bit late with this post this month, but I certainly haven’t forgot. Peace is way to important to ever forget about.

This time I made another Poetrics of a song that is famous for spreading the word of peace —> Imagine by John Lennon

Care to dream with me for a moment? Because together, we can make dreams come true…

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Lots of Love,

Patty

Note: The lyrics always stay the property of the band or artist who wrote them. All the credit goes to them.

My poetry is written in Black, the Lyrics are written in Green.

The lyrics of ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon

Imagine there’s no heaven

It’s easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there’s no countries

It isn’t hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion too

Imagine all the people living life in peace

You, you may say I’m a dreamer,

but I’m not the only one

I hope someday you’ll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people sharing all the world

You, you may say I’m a dreamer,

but I’m not the only one I

hope some day you’ll join us

And the world will live as one

To listen to the song, click HERE

Monthly Peace Post: A Poetrics

Every month I will do a post for Bloggers For Peace

This time I made a Poetrics of a song that I really associate with spreading the word of peace—> If Everyone Cared by Nickelback

Because it’s true, if everyone cared about one another just a little bit more, we would be a huge step closer to a loving world.

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Lots of Love,

Patty

Note: The lyrics always stay the property of the band or artist who wrote them. All the credit goes to them.

My poetry is written in Black, the Lyrics are written in Blue.

Part of the lyrics of ‘If Everyone Cared’ by Nickelback

And in the air the fireflies

Our only light in paradise

We’ll show the world they were wrong

And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen, I, I’m alive

Singing Amen, I, I’m alive

(I’m alive)

And as we lie beneath the stars

We realize how small we are

If they could love like you and me

Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried

If everyone loved and nobody lied

If everyone shared and swallowed their pride

Then we’d see the day when nobody died

When nobody died…

To listen to the song, click HERE