This Morning

 

 The stop sign at the corner is knee deep in snow.
Silence is broken only by the slushy plow.
Trees heavily laden with the heavy white.
Howling wind begins to blow.

Woke up to the news of an ICE flash-bang grenade 
and tear gas in Minneapolis,
Hit a car with 6 kids inside - one an infant.
The children have been hospitalized.

The world saw Renee Good murdered in cold blood last week.
Another extrajudicial murder by ICE.
There was no reason for her to die.
She did nothing wrong. 
There are several videos attesting to her innocence,
Yet, the entire trump administration lied-
told us not to believe our lying eyes.

NATO allies are preparing to send troops to deal with trump's intention to invade Greenland.
Last week, he took Venezuela.
Last night, it looked like it was Iran's turn.

All this chaos and mayhem is meant to distract from what he did to little kids that will be revealed when the Epstein documents are fully released.

Meanwhile, the feral cats are staying in their shelters because it's 13F and the snow that fell last night is deeper than their bodies are tall. Better to be snug and warm - food can wait. They ate well last night - meat and biscuits - so they're good until the snow is shovelled.

Life is going on, even though insanity rules the outside world. Without being aware of the news, without knowledge of the horrors, life can still seem good in this sanctuary.
The snow is deep and silence reigns.


©Ellen Pepper 2026
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