Ronnie Smith

Poet, Black Bough Poetry nominee - ‘Best of the Net’ and Pushcart Prize. Scottish Centre for Geopolitics, Broken Spine Arts, Sidhe Press, So bored by Trump.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Over a century ago, Pope Leo XIII noted that "the preservation of the Eastern rites is more important than is realized." Let us embrace the appeal to safeguard and promote the Christian East, especially in the diaspora. https://t.co/9uiYDTismI

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The ancient, yet ever new spiritualities of the Christian East offer a healing balm. They merge an awareness of human misery with awe for divine mercy, so that our lowliness never leads to despair but invites us to welcome grace.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

There is so much violence and so many wars in our world! Amid this horror that should provoke outrage—as people die in the name of military conquest—stands the call of Christ, who repeats: ‘Peace be with you!’

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Christ's peace is not the silence of the tomb after a conflict, and it is not the result of subjugation. Peace is a gift that gazes at others and renews their lives. Let us pray for this peace, which is reconciliation, forgiveness, and courage to turn the page and start again.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so they may look each other in the eye and so people may be given back the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace. With heart in hand, I say to the leaders of nations: let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

War is never inevitable. Weapons can and must fall silent, for they never solve problems but only intensify them. Those who sow peace will endure throughout history, not those who reap victims. Others are not enemies to hate but human beings with whom to speak.

[Graham Linehan @Glinner]

There he is now! Welcome to Twitter, big guy!

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@StephenM First time overseas Stephen?

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@BBCSteveR Putin is not a man who is capable of negotiating peace. He needs war, he uses war to get what he and his oligarchs clients want. His answer to calls for peace is always a fresh barrage of missiles. He cannot credibly be associated with peace.

[Gerry Hassan @GerryHassan]

We live in an inter-connected society despite the claims of Starmer yesterday & Thatcher years ago. Below an example of myself & my neighbours & friends from 2021 in Kenmure Street, Glasgow, not being "an island of strangers."

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@StephenM It’s true. She didn’t have time to plan and stage any fake assasination attempts.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@TopTweetTuesday @TopTweetTuesday , @MatthewMCSmith

Aye Keir, maybe we are all strangers
to you. Living our lives beyond 10
Downing Street, never seeing
the Inns of Court or the bastions
of Oxbridge. But one day you’ll be
gone and we’ll all still be here living
together on this island.

[TopTweetTuesday @TopTweetTuesday]

Our themes for next week’s @TopTweetTuesday

~ Protest, democracy, social justice, human rights, safety ~

100 words max. Inventive use of imagery & metaphor first & foremost. ☝️

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@MichaelRosenYes “Cheap, free…?” I’d be very surprised if that is the idea.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@Haggis_UK Like Jenrick knows any ‘people’.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@floboflo I was planning a long weekend in Durham but not now. Thank you Florence for showing the malign Reform in their true colours.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

So the wind came,
its cold Easterly claw,
as I knew it would.
And the cherry blossom
became snow, drifting
high on the uncut grass.

©️April 2025

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@KevinASchofield That’ll be a right laugh.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@MickCoffey2 “News avoiders” Gve me strength! Give us the news straight, without all the Daily Mail/Express editorialising.

[Ronnie Smith @FrewSmith]

@Rhona_Greene @TopTweetTuesday @mishiepoet Of course you got it Rhona. ❤️