A stalled monsoon trough over central Nepal
caused continuous torrential heavy rainfall
Slopes pushed up moisture from the Bay of Bengal
The catastrophe was looming large to befall.
Sudden breach of a moraine dam
Triggered Glacial Lake outburst floods
A surge of water and debris devastates
downstream, catching communities off guard.
Landslides continued to collapse slopes,
forming temporary dams that later burst
Steep valleys amplified runoff swift and fast
Flood of fury of all time unleashed the worst.
A compound climate disaster of twin sciences
Meteorology and geology to decipher in depth
monsoon extremes, unstable glaciers, terrain hazards
Perished hundreds of lives and left many homeless.
Sparse sensors, lack of predictive models a curse
Warrant real time glacial monitoring at source
With closely spaced weather station networks
And cross border early warning systems
…….Narayan Gadagkar
I sit
and watch
while
the others
struggle
with feelings
I can't
relate to
while having
gratitude
for my
inner zen
and
hoping
they can
find a
true
friend.
Note: Inspired by a prompt from Threads user reevesandroses. The prompt given was: "Write a poem or piece inspired by hardship." So I decided to write about what I see when observing communities I'm not part of, and how the in-group excludes someone with similarities to me on purpose. It's often the case that the person being excluded is neurodivergent. "Inner zen" in this context refers to the lack of anxiety felt on my end, due to me not allowing myself to blindly follow along with group think.
747.
Adoration to Mary:
Mother of Missionaries
We adore you, our Heavenly Mother
We adore you next to our Heavenly Father
Oh Mother of Missionaries – Mother of Christianity
You are our Holy Mother, oh Mama Mary
Holy Mary, Mother of Missionaries
Mother of evangelists to non-Christian communities
You are holy, you are immaculate
Glory be to you also, the Mother we consecrate.
Amen.
-11/17/2019
(Dumarao)
*Adoration to Mary as Mother of Christianity
Existence a great learning curve
A journey to sway and to swerve\
Whilst society attempts to unnerve
Communities we need to conserve
Help others with kindness we serve
Self love is what we deserve
Fulfilling our lives with much verve
Three we are, three we pray, we lift prayers to God every day and ask for all the blessings that lead us to heaven.
Heaven is our home, the place we seek to be, to be in love and harmony, with our creator and all the glory of heaven.
Heaven is our home, we seek it in all we do, we pray, and walk in peace and love and forgiveness in all we do.
Three roads to God, three branches of Abraham’s family, we grow, we learn, we move forward in time.
Love and praying every day, we ask God to protect us in all our days.
We ask God to remove all the negatives in our life, and to bless us and our families and communities today and always.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Road trip journey
Being honest and straight forward
We The People courtesy
Listening and learning how communities feel about Politics
Connecting the me into them
Beyond bullying of Political Parties
Agendas on target and not maybe
Show how you will get the country through the economy
Not bowing down to any President nor Political Party
Keeping skeletons out of the closet that shouldn’t be there
It’s not permission, but commitment
Strategy is the game
Winning confidence from the voters in election aim
Don’t make promises you can’t keep
Fulfillment on course
Standing firm as a Politician
Stable to represent
These words, “Fulfill, Fulfill and Fulfill”
Remember, Voters can vote in and out
Be Political work wise
America watch
A Politician gain.
All of Gaia's Witches are doing their best!
Please do not ever fall into any distress
Your ancestors know this is a divine test
The land spirits are not letting them rest
Black, Brown, and Indigenous are blessed
Everywhere we go we always bring zest
Disclaimer: This poem is meant to honor the people within pagan communities working hard to protect people from white supremacy and tyranny. It is my personal belief that a lot of what's been going on out there is very spiritual. When Spirit speaks, I listen.
Watching.
Staring.
Filming.
But,
Not -
Seeing.
Stopping.
Preventing.
The art of being a bystander -
Is not art, but bloodshed,
It is an act of inhumanity,
To watch Black bodies fall,
The modernised version of lynchings,
Where everyone is complicit -
And no one is innocent
The world’s cruelty knows no bounds,
Where the spectacle of Black death -
Brings people together as one,
From different communities and cultures,
To share the moment - where a Black life is gone
When it comes to the death of a Black person,
The world becomes desensitised to the horrors,
That are done to us -
To them it’s a way to gain followers -
A way to boost their social media platforms
Even videos of animal neglect gets more sympathy,
Their empathy extends only to animals,
But when a Black person is tortured -
For no reason,
The world claims it was our fault
The bystander effect was just an excuse to hide from -
Being held accountable,
Of being complicit - an accessory to murder
Defenseless is not having help during needed times, the intent to leave people without a way to live and survive.
Defenseless is not allowing police and security to do their job, of restraining, protecting, and other ways of making us all safe.
Defending is a way of teaching, maintaining, and making us all able to live and feel safe today and every day.
We read in history of how many groups lived in intentional community’s making them feel safe and secure as they go through life.
Forcing people to live in unsafe communities can lead to death and health issues that can make other issues increase.
I am thinking of the hammer of the Scots, I read that the dilution of the people by way of non-intentional community weakened the communities.
I am thinking of the intentional Indian communities in America, I am thinking this makes them stronger, having their values and culture as one.
I am thinking of the other places around the world that have intentional living and how being one makes them strong.
Let us all be aware, and take care, don’t be defenseless, grow, learn, love.
Lifting prayer to God, today and always.
Some things in life do not resonate
For they mostly only ever repulse
The saddest of humanity tempts fate
Or blames the heart for broken clarity
While the dutiful of mankind joins in love to protect entire communities
And seek out new purpose with grace while releasing senseless vanity.
they chanted for one-but not the other
after all-they are both the worlds brother
the world virtue signalled for one-but not the other
what the world needs is care like that of a mother
when it was one rule for one and another rule for the others
arent we all meant to be the same-arent we are all the worlds brothers
slogans we written for one and not the other
suppose they just wanted to appease big-brother
they chanted for one and not for the other-hypocrites
we have fallen into the deep-dark pits
they both cried they couldnt breathe
and both ended with a community in seethe
both communities had enough and were at a boiling point
peoples rage and anger did take over from the disappoint
we have all had enough of watching societies corrode
and now we are standing at humanities crossroad
TRIANGLE PEOPLE
The triangle people, also known as Abraham’s children, the A team, the triangle, the 3, the ones that come from Abraham’s tree.
We all lift our prayers from one we all came.
We reflect on our loves, our thoughts, our ways.
We pray for peace, love, and all the ways that please God.
We pray for our rights, our families, our communities, and more, may God bless us and forgive us today and into the future.
Teaching you to hate yourself, to hate your family, to hate your history.
Hate can come in many forms, it can come from those we love, hate can be taught, it can be
placed in your mind and in your soul to grow and take over all your thoughts.
Hating yourself can be made the way you think, the way you grow into something you do not recognize.
Manipulating your growth can come in many ways, it can come from some that want all you have.
Hate is a way to steal to make you get sick and disappear, hate should be recognized, it should be made clear, and stopped for all to correct so we can all live and grow in peace.
Around the world, we can see how some live in intentional communities, communities that are all the same, having the same paths to grow and hold all of their values and loves in a perfect line to pass down to all of their community.
We should think and ponder all of the hating ways, and try to live a loving, forgiving, and perfect ways.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Rain-soaked communities,
Flooded roads,
Muddy pathways,
Sleeping in solitude of silence at nightfall.
Neglected communities,
Uneven and pebbled roads,
Living in the shadows of civilisation,
Struggling to rise,
Weakened by the tranquillity of the unspoken.
Deprived communities,
Lacking the benefits of novelty of time,
Caught in the web of delayed progress,
Gazing into dark reflections.
Affable communities,
Where strangers are not lost in the meadow,
Awakening communities,
Still connecting the dots that brighten tomorrow.
April 21, 2026.
the only real winners in conflicts ~ are the arms manufacturers
*
bombing campaigns don't ensure victory ~ people's resolve is stronger
*
wars are expensive for everyone involved ~ peace costs you nothing
*
why are schools and hospitals always targeted ~ they cannot fight back
*
Just because others do not share your views ~ doesn't mean that they are wrong
*
history remembers the warmongers ~ but why not the peacemakers
*
talks about ceasfires and peace are futile ~ without trust and compromise
*
lennon and plastic ono band sang give peace a chance ~ so why don't we
*
why do all the despots in the world ~ have weapons of mass destruction
*
skeletal buildings a dreary landscape ~ once thriving communities
Written 14th April 2026
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