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Remembrance Day, Peace and A Poem

Our very talented, local knitter has been busy again and made a wonderful topper for today.

We wear white poppies in remembrance of all victims of war – the wars happening now, the civilians and the refugees and as a commitment to peace. The white poppy is also worn to challenge militarism and any attempt to glorify or celebrate war. I was pleased to see a white poppy included in the topper.

I found a poem about Peace for today and first found this one attributed to Mary Oliver. Here it says that was wrong, it is a poem by Judyth Hill. Thank you for this.

Wage Peace

By Judyth Hill*

Wage peace with your breath.
Breathe in firemen and rubble,
breathe out whole buildings
and flocks of redwing blackbirds.

Breathe in terrorists and breathe out sleeping children
and freshly mown fields.
Breathe in confusion and breathe out maple trees.
Breathe in the fallen
and breathe out lifelong friendships intact.

Wage peace with your listening:
hearing sirens, pray loud.
Remember your tools:
flower seeds, clothes pins, clean rivers.

Make soup.
Play music, learn the word for thank you in three languages.
Learn to knit, and make a hat.
Think of chaos as dancing raspberries,
imagine grief as the outbreath of beauty
or the gesture of fish.
Swim for the other side.
Wage peace.

Never has the world seemed so fresh and precious.
have a cup of tea and rejoice.
Act as if armistice has already arrived.
Celebrate today.

* Sometimes mistakenly attributed to Mary Oliver

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 9, 2025 in Cornwall, knitting, poetry, Postaday2025, Uncategorized

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, The Peace Pledge Union

Lemn Sissay

17 Oct

The wonderful Lemn Sissay has given me permission to share his poem with you.

Let there be peace
Let tears evaporate to form clouds, cleanse themselves
And fall into reservoirs of drinking water.
Let harsh memories burst into fireworks that melt
In the dark pupils of a child’s eyes
And disappear like shoals of silver darting fish,
And let the waves reach the shore with a
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Listening to him on Radio 4 recently, I learned that one of the songs we sing at choir is one of his morning poems. I’ll try to get a recording soon.

Singing, A Visitor and Peace

28 Feb

What a joy! I went back to choir today and, of course it was wonderful to be singing in harmony with The Ingleheart Singers again. Here is Daisies White, a beautiful lullaby, recorded for you this afternoon. We are told that the song came to us ‘as taught by Suzannah Park who learned the song from her mother.’

While we were singing the rain was hammering down and a small dog came in to join us in the Eco Barn. I missed him while he seemed to be listening to Claire but he posed in the doorway just long enough for me.

Little visitor

I long for peace as do so many in this disturbed world.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 28, 2022 in friendship, Happiness, music, Photography, Postaday2022

Tags: Bloggers for Peace, Daisies White, Imagine, John Lennon, Suzannah Park

Jimi Hendrix and A Poem

26 Feb

A friend reminded me of this beautiful poem today. It seems right for our troubled times as we all watch Ukraine with trepidation.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 26, 2022 in art, Uncategorized

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, love, The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry

Peace, Mince pies and Id Needed

09 Dec

by Lisa ?

At last I could make mince pies with the mincemeat I made over a week ago. They were delicious but the pastry was so short that they crumbled as they came out of the pan. Here they are raw.

In my clearing out I have found this little item which we can’t identify. It is only 2″ in length and has KLM impressed on the base. It’s copper on the top and brass underneath. The lovely Mr S had an uncle who worked for the airline so that might explain its provenance. Any thoughts?

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 9, 2021 in baking, Christmas, Peace, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

Tags: Bloggers for Peace, KLM

New Angels, Knitting and Peace

09 Nov

I have been given a commission! I am to make three angels, hopefully incorporating the jewels given to me to use. I have made a start today and the first two are looking very promising.

It’s almost Remembrance Day and today I passed some lovely knitted poppies in a local village so I stopped to get a photo.

We wear white poppies that we get from The Peace Pledge Union which promotes peace. The white poppy commemorates people who died in conflict, soldiers and civilians, and focuses on achieving peace and challenging the way we look at war.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 9, 2021 in Photography, Postaday2021

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, Remembrance Day, The Peace Pledge Union

Sweet Peas, Seed Pod and Peace Poem

12 Aug

I am delighted with the wall of sweet peas we have grown to hide the shed and potting shelves. The mix of Sweet Peas, Verbena Bonariensis and Love-in-a-Mist has been delightful, both colourful and scented.

I love how the Crinodendron keeps producing flowers even though there are seeds aplenty all over.

My friend Kim Ridgeon has penned the following beautiful poem. Read it aloud to feel how the carefully crafted words slow you down so that the meaning of the poem is enhanced and peace settles all around you.

Nature’s Smile by Kim Ridgeon

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 12, 2021 in environment, garden, nature, Peace, Photography, poetry, Postaday2021

Tags: Bloggers for Peace, Kim Ridgeon poet

Nasturtiums, Peace and Embroidery

29 Jul

The Nasturtiums that I planted at the allotment are now romping up the side of the fruit cage.

I came across this brilliant piece today and wish I’d known it when I was teaching.

I have an embroidery project about to start and am taking inspiration from this lovely piece. I don’t think mine will be 3d but I really like the effect here.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 29, 2021 in art, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2021

Tags: Bloggers for Peace, teaching

Poppies, Peace and A Postcard

11 Nov

These are the words of our Mayor, Deborah Reeve -“Probably one of the most surreal experiences of the last 3 years. On Redruth Station at 5.00am to lay a wreath on the Poppy Train during a pandemic.” How lovely that GWR are collecting poppies from lots of stations in Cornwall to take up to London for Armistice Day.

Here’s a Poppy from our garden and a white Poppy for Peace to mark the day.

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A beautiful card arrived today from a very lovely and dear friend, expressing her concern about my ankles – a typically kind and lovely thing to do. Thank you, T.

Catching Crayfish by Carl Larsson

International Peace Day

21 Sep

Usually I would be part of a choir singing as one of many in Truro to mark International Peace Day. Today the peace is to be in my heart and in my wishes for everyone to find peace in these strange and difficult times. Love to all my Dear Readers.