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.

Author: Kurama

Oleskyi Castle

POETS AROUND A CAMPFIRE

Lady dear, if Fairies may For a moment lay aside Cunning tricks and elfish play, ‘Tis at happy Knowledge-tide.     The day ‘orcs’. full-scale invasion began. His dad told him. He might never see him again.   “The building in our street. Got blown up. Dad said. ‘I’m going to do.’”   “‘I’m going […]
From Kyiv 202508

POETS IN A LONG NIGHT

And so she did: wandering up and down, and trying turn after turn, but always coming back   to the house, do what she would. Indeed, once, when she turned a corner   rather more quickly than usual, she ran against it before she could stop herself.   ‘It’s no use talking about it,’ Alice […]
VINCENT WON #360

POETS CONFUSING

Dost thou know Dover? Ay, master. There is a cliff, whose high and bending head   Looks fearfully in the confined deep: Bring me but to the very brim of it,   And I’ll repair the misery thou dost bear With something rich about me:   from that place I shall no leading need. Give […]
King Magnus & Team Liquid!

POETS JAMMING

‘I’m very glad I happened to be in the way,’ Alice said, as she helped Her to put on her shawl again.   The White Queen only looked at her in a helpless frightened sort of way, and kept repeating   something in a whisper to herself that sounded like ‘Bread-and butter, bread-and butter,’   […]
VINCENT WON #360

POETS IN AN OVERNIGHT ASSAULT

The hedge-sparrow fed the cuckoo so long, That it had it head bit off by it young.   So, out went the candle, and we were left darking. So, out went the candle, and we were left darking.     At least three people. Have died. Following another widespread. Air bombardment by ‘orcs’.   Two […]
VINCENT WON #360

POETS OUT SHOPPING

May not an ass know when the cart draws the horse? Whoop, Jug! I love thee.     At least two people. Have been killed and. A further 27 injured. Following an ‘orcs’ air strike.   On a shopping centre. And market. In the town of Dobropillia. In ‘elves’ eastern Donetsk region.   More than […]
LEVON WON IN VEGAS!

A POET PROHIBITED

‘I think I’ll go and meet her,’ said Alice, for, though the flowers were interesting enough,   she felt that it would be far grander to have a talk with a real Queen.   ‘You can’t possibly do that,’ said the Rose: ‘I should advise you to walk the other way.’   This sounded nonsense […]
VINCENT WON #360

A POET WITH ROSES

Dried roses. From her parents’ garden. From her parents’ garden. Lie in her drawer.   “I learned about the death. Of three members. Of my family. At once.”   “- dad, grandmother. And grandfather.” It happened. In mid-February.   And they died in January. For almost a month. The girl did not know. Anything about […]
VINCENT WON #360

A POET LOCATING

And ’vorse I may be yet: the worst is not So long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’     Ukraine is continuing. Its cross-border raids. – not just into Kursk. But Belgorod too.   His assault battalion. Helps plan these attacks. – finding a way through. ‘Orcs’ minefields.   – finding a […]
handy Humpty

A POET VIEWING

As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods, They kill us for their sport.     Until just over. A week ago. He and his unit were. Making regular trips.   Across Ukraine’s border. Into the ‘Mordor’’s. Town of Sudzha. He shows you video.   Taken with a phone. Of their very last […]