Artist Kasım Tan completed a drawing action in Üsküdar, Istanbul, which took more than a month to complete, in protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza… The Artist
To the music of Savfk … My recording
Loop of Pain An eternal loop of pain An eternal loop of suffering’ There is enough power in our world to stop it..right now, before one more innocent is shot in the head while waiting for water one more child is starved systematically toher death.
What has happened to our humanity? It seems too easy to look away and forget to see… to just disconnect because it is too hard to see and feel there is no way out of this…z eternal loop of pain this eternal loop of suffering.
Every fiber in our being should cry out in unison this can not be!!This must end andnow! No more civilians shot down for target practice for another notch on the belt. I join my voice to all who are not afraid to say it out loud I will not stay silent, a mute accomplice to this continuing endless loop of pain to this continuing endless loop of suffering
I’m crying itout loud…. and I’m crying
Karima Hoisan September 3, 2025 Costa Rica “Ceasefire Now!”
Hi everyone, I would like to invite you to go to Masticadores and see my poem “Y asi” published there with thisbeautiful, (I feel hopeful) image chosen. Thank you so much Juan Ré Crivello for choosing my poem in Spanish and the last in the August series about Gaza. Those of you who regularly read me, know how deeply I feel about this subject, and I felt honored that Juan Ré choose this one, to finish off the series. 20 poets participated! The original in Englishcan be found here ( recorded to music by Sting.) I hope you will support Masticadores by clicking the link below and leaving your Like there. Y Así Thank you so much for your collaboration,
Hi everyone, I chose a rather broad topic:) but then narrowed it down to this 3 minute look at the Human Race…everything from love to war and the rat race we run for most of our lives. Original Music & Poem, this machinima was shot in both Second Life and Kitely in Opensim. A special thank you to James Ottobre and his amazing garden photos taken in his personal garden. Enjoy in 4K and turn up the sound. Using cc to read the poem is recommended. Likes on YouTube please:)
The Human Race: a race from birth to death. There is a parallel race from 9 to 5 it’s called the Rat Race… repetitive, and round ‘n round day after day… making money fulfilling all those responsibilities
There are other ways to live a life but it takes a lot of courage to break free and those who enjoy their work are the lucky ones That’s the dream and after only 6 decades they can retire to finally smell the flowers enjoy the trees. The Rat Race calls for some sacrifice.. actually… just about your entire life
Then there is war Fighting a Big lose lose where no body wins someone asked in the past, “War! What is it good for?” Some cruel population control? where you lose your soul? A madman’s last hurrah of power Killing & Grabbing what’s not yours hour after hour? Humans are not the nicest animals on this land Personally, I prefer dogs in the waves and laughing well fed children playing happily in a park making up their games.
Humans like news but also flowers I prefer a chrysanthemum to a live- stream killing of anything or anyone Humans do vibrate to beauty to balance and design and creativity and flowers in a vase in good taste Ahh makes our brains feel balanced All is in its place,
Then the returning rat race heading for home sweet home heading to the bar to night school to a second job just to make it through Or to cook a dinner pick up the kids at the sitter It’s not easy being human multi tasking through the hours through our lives and I’m going to tell you the real truth where we spend most of our time? is in this daily grind.
But it could be worse we could be ordered or seduced or or just not told the real truth and then there we are in a far away land in the middle of a war.. some humans gravitate to it while others returning home lament they ever walked through that recruiting door No one gets out unscathed or is ever the same as before
Then on the other hand we can love we can tango til the sun comes up make love with passion with a significant other or just be lucky for a night & hook up take a walk on the beach, and get to know one another If you ask me Love is the very best part of being human
And you already know by now what is on the bottom of my list of human traits & practices We are compassionate by nature and war bootcamps that compassion right out of us We start blowing up anything in our path kill kill kill til it becomes a thrill
In this absurd world of Power & Greed we all could use something higher to balance our needs and keep us sane through the growing days of insanity.. Take time out for yourself practice in whatever you believe and peace and love can still take their rightful place as the corner-stones of our humanity
It’s a gray low-cloudy day and I’m listening to your guitar play on a YouTube loop because, it’s still as good as it used to be and that
makes me really happy.
Time’s traveled around more than a half century and yetyou sound Wow! You sound even better now. Bluesy riffs your fingers running up and down the neck.. Oh you know it all by heart it’s up in your head as you’ find and press those frets.
Ageless in your sound you are the perfect harmony for a fog- bound afternoon and I’m the only one here; you’re playing just for me. Some scenes need a background theme and you have written the perfect score. I’ve been sampling your wares like hot apple pies and you’rethe roving salesmen of musical delights.
I’m really glad we had our time way back when, You had the magic then and it’s not gone away..not yet au contraire, it’s sounding so hypnotic & smooth on this laid back afternoon, you’ve brought me the perfect Blues
Karima Hoisan August 14, 2025 Costa Rica
*Footnote: Please enjoy my poem to Dan’s (Dirty Dom’s)YouTube Cover. It was the inspiration:):)
Have you ever been in a lop-sided relationship where one of you feels more than the other? Yearning & Indifference explores this very common dynamic, through my music video with original recited poetry. Watch in 4K and turn up the sound (It’s very danceable) Filmed in Second Life & my world on Kitely, “Water & Glass” Please let me know on my YouTube Channel too if you enjoyed it:) PS Can you guess my favorite color??:)
Here are the lyrics:
Yearning & Indifference You on the right side, stoic as a rock Me on the left side wishing for your touch That’s what we’ve been doing ever since we tied the knot I guess this is my lost quest that I can’t seem to give up.
I’ve changed into a thousand looks to try and catch your eye you remind of a waiter who can’t see me, no matter how i try Even waving madly right in front of your screen Hello !?maybe it’s better to pay the check…and leave the scene.
Yearning & Indifference our dynamic from the start 5 years later, the hope that I can change you is unraveling and about to come apart. I guess I was born with rose colored vision the kind that sees what you want to see and not reality and honestly , I’m thinking there is no way to touch your heart.
I’m trembling in place but not from your touch but one rejection after another is just too much You know I’ve caught you watching porno on your laptop screen Is there is something else you want from me? Well just take some time out of your busy day and talk to me Just talk to me .. you know you could teach me. You gave me the world, just forgot the love you don’t really know me , and I know you…just kind 0f In this marriage prison we both did some wasted time Now For us to turn into a happily ever after I wouldn’t give a dime
It’s taken me too long to put some courage in my words’ I’m yearning to be free, today the cage is open for the bird Churning & yearning can turn the milk and honey sour There comes a point of no return when I’ll leave this ivory tower I don’t expect you to even notice when the doors slam after me so committed to your work time/playtime little chats and secrets, you’ll never even hear me leave …
Hi everyone, I wrote this poem and music last year and posted it here, but I always thought it could Make a cool (blue) video. Now today here it is. I explained on YouTube:
“I am a swimmer! but I must stay out of the sun, so I swim at the very edge of night. This is a machinima made in Second Life with some real life backgrounds I composed the music and wrote and recite the poem. Please play in 4K fullscreen and for languages other than English,….Click on CC and then again on auto generated to find a drop down of many world languages. CC only will give you English captions usually. Swimming is Life!!:)” Enjoy
PS Now I have these cool face maks and swim at high noon if I choose:) That’s my real pool, thanks to my daughter Poett, you see glimpses of too. Likes and comments on YouTube are loved:)
Remember a year ago, I wrote a poem and recited it to my own music, called I’m Alive!? Well I always knew it should have been a video, but I was a bit lazy back then:) to make one. So…after writing a few sort of “down” poems about the state of our world, I thought it was a good time to celebrate the simple fact… here we are; we’re still here!! We’re Alive! I’m Alive! I redid the music and re recorded the poem…I was never happy with my voice the first time. Enjoy in 4K and click on CC to see the words as I speak them. Cindy told me to put the link below in comments for those who had trouble going to YouTube to comment or Like there. I welcome your comments and appreciation anywhere:) I’m Alive!!!!
Hi everyone, This is my poem and original music shot on The Mountain on Kitely Virtual Worlds. Please watch in 4K and click cc to read the words. If anyone would care to subscribe to my YouYube, please do:) I’m 2 short of a cool 300 subscribers:) Likes & comments always appreciated here or there. All the paintings shown, are by the very talented Swedish Artist, Markus Akesson, who gave me permission to display them on my world and use them in videos. His official site can be found here : https://markusakesson.com/ Big changes are blowing in the wind… They could come from any direction, but it’s time to open our eyes. Climate change is one of them and we see the effects everywhere in the world, most recently in Kerriville Texas and Camp Mystic Children’s Camp, where over 128 people lost their lives, or are missing, many of them children,. My heart goes out to all the families who lost loved ones in this tragic way.
Hi all, This video was born from the music and the poem. Shot on the world, “Unmindful” built by myself and Dale Innis on Kitely Virtual Worlds. A special thanks to James Ottobre for providing these gorgeous shots of his garden in Inverness, California. Please watch in 4K and cc will show you the poem while it plays. If you can, Likes & Comments are treasured on YouTube:) Enjoy!
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