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

POETS ADVANCING

‘Elves’ counter-offensive began. On a number of fronts last month. But has seen very few. Clear gains so far.   Kyiv’s generals have warned that. Fast results are almost impossible. Because of ‘orcs’ fortified defensive lines. And rows of minefields.   The general in charge of operations. In the south has said that. “Any defence […]

POETS IN STAROMAIORSKE

‘Gandalf the Green’. Posted video of troops. Holding up an ‘elves’ flag. In the village of Staromaiorske.   And Defence Minister said. They were now. “Continuing to clear. The settlement”.     In a video published by. ‘Gandalf the Green’. ‘Elves’ troops said they had taken. The village of Staromaiorske.   The village, 150km east. […]

POETS STRUGGLING

Is it a success or a failure? Gen smiles and replies: “If the offensive were not successful. I wouldn’t be talking to you now.”     The general in charge of. Ukraine’s stuttering. Counter-offensive in the south. Has said.   ‘Mordor’’s defences are making it. Difficult for military equipment. Including Western tanks and armoured vehicles. […]

POETS ALONG TRIDENT

As the anaesthetic began to wear off. The ‘elf’ soldier. Let out a low wail. In the back of the ambulance.   Then fumbled with his oxygen mask. And swore as he mumbled: “Give me my rifle.” A scrawny, mud-flecked 19-year-old.     “They’re often like this. So much trauma.” Said a doctor. Stroking the […]

A POET MARKING THE 500TH DAY

“I want to thank from here. From this place of victory. Each of our soldiers. For these 500 days.”   ‘Gandalf the Green’. Was shown arriving. On Zmiinyi Island by boat. And leaving flowers at a memorial.   ‘Gandalf the Green’. Called Zmiinyi Island. A “place of victory”. That would never be reconquered.   ‘Gandalf […]

POETS DWARFED BY ‘BUTTERFLY’

In the small town of Balakliya. On a patch of land next to an apartment block. His team have already found. Six anti-personnel mines.   They’d earlier uncovered. Around 200 nearby. “My family calls me every morning. To tell me to watch where I tread.”   “One of our guys lost. His foot last year.” […]

POETS IN MINEFIELDS

An ‘elf’ soldier drags himself. Through the long grass. One leg trailing limply. Behind him.   Seconds later. A flash of bright orange. And a cloud of white smoke. Mark the spot.   Just a few metres. Away where yet. Another land mine. Has been triggered.   As a second badly wounded soldier. Pulls himself […]

POETS ON TCHAIKOVSKY STREET

“We’re like rats. We can survive anything.” Said a 73-year-old. Retired teacher.   As she and her husband. Slowly dragged. The drenched contents. Of their small cottage outside.   At one point the flood waters reached. The roof of their home. On Tchaikovsky Street. Close to the Dnipro River.   But now only a few […]

POETS IN MARHANETS

In a shrinking, brackish pool of water. Within earshot of Ukraine’s front lines. Two small fish gasped and flopped. In the midday heat.   Around them, vast expanses of. Mud and rock were exposed to the sun. A huge grain barge lay. Sprawled across a nearby sandbank.   Water snakes and frogs. Slithered through. The […]

POETS IN NOVODARIVKA

Novodarivka was recaptured. On 4 June. Writes the Zaporizhzhya. Detached territorial defence brigade.   The brigade says. “Multiple attempts” by the ‘orcs’ side. To snatch back the settlement. Since that day have been unsuccessful.   “The brigade’s units. Continue to increase. Their success! Victory will be ours!”     Storozheve, in the west of the […]