Koryu meets Chess

Not Martial Arts but Minerva's Arts. Through a Struggle, be guided by Philosophy, Faith, Art, and Science. Like a Forest from the Olive Tree that Athena, goddess of Wisdom, offered the Greek people a long time ago.

Year: 2022

A POET ON CHRISTMAS EVE

“Let’s endure this winter. Because we know what we are fighting for.” “Freedom comes at a high price. But slavery has an even higher price.”   “Let’s endure this winter. Because we know what we are fighting for.” “The world must see and understand. What absolute evil we are fighting against.”   “We endured at […]

POETS IN LADYZHYN

After more than a week. Of living in the freezer. People are praying ‘orcs’ missiles. Do not strike again.   Losing access to all sources. Of warmth has been a fear. For many ‘elves’ who live. Far from the front line.   Wood-burning stoves. Keep young and old warm. In the town of Ladyzhyn. The […]

A POET CALLED KARAYA

With the call sign Karaya. An ‘elf’ military pilot. Shot down five Iranian drones. Over Vinnytsia and ejected.   With the call sign Karaya. He is already waiting for. A new aircraft. A little more – and he returns to the ranks.     He worked in the sky. Of Vinnytsia region. The fifth target […]

POETS FROM A THEATRE

From the days before the attack. The ‘orcs’ word “children” was. Clearly painted on the lawn. In front of the theatre.     A 27-year-old locksmith. Had also wandered. Into the building. That morning.   He had some friends there. And went to look for them. He was near the main entrance. When the explosion […]

POETS IN THE DEAD

Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this theatre. Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this scream.   From the days before the attack. The ‘orcs’ word “children” was. Clearly painted on the lawn. In front of the theatre.   Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this disease. Remember. Remember. Don’t forget this disaster.   The new, U-shaped compound sits. Near the […]

POETS KEEPING SECRET WEAPON INSIDE

Even at the end. Of a long day. The chief medic still chops the wood. And lights the fireplace.   The rest of his team are on shift. Or have retired for the night. The chief medic is often. The last to sleep.   His wife, also a doctor. Sends him pictures. Of bunk beds […]

POETS IN CHORNOBAIVKA

A cartoon shows that. For this ‘orc’ knight. Every direction points to. Chornobaivka – and certain death.     “We got out just a couple of times. Per month to buy food.” Until the war she had worked. As an operator at the airfield.   “We didn’t go anywhere. We grew carrots. Beetroot and potatoes. […]

POETS RETRIEVING

“We feel grace that the body will finally. Return from the war.” He describes his job as bringing. The dead back from oblivion.   Two young ‘elves’ men have. The grim task of retrieving. The bodies of civilians and soldiers. Killed in this brutal war.   Today they’re in a recently liberated area. In eastern […]

POETS IN AVDIIVKA

‘Elves’ energy infrastructure. Has come under attack from ‘Mordor’. Once again this week. Leaving millions without power.   As temperatures drop below. Freezing around the country. There are fears ‘Mordor’. Is “weaponising winter”.   And nowhere is it clearer. What that might look like. Than at the towns along the front line. In the east. […]

A POET SCROLLING THROUGH PICTURES

She is glad to be alive. And believes she was fated to live. “No matter what, life goes on. And I have an understanding that I must live!”     She was the only person. Inside her house to survive. When it was bombed. By ‘orcs’.   The 48-year-old accountant lived. With her husband in […]