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Over oceans of ideas, cultures, countries raised hands rise to support, supplant the rulers whether democrats, dictators oligarchs they face each other for a time then time rolls on fading them into sepia images rattling history. They leave a thread of wounds and horror littering the globe with tears, mourning hands uplifted, pleading for justice, […]
Originally posted on Gretchen Del Rio's Art Blog:
watercolor aceo 2018 ‘A warrior’s strength is measured by the size of her heart. She is respectfully humble. She will stand with honor. She will fight with love. In the face of adversity and for the ones she loves, she will be a voice and a…
“We carry the world in our hearts: the oppression of all peoples, the suffering of our friends, the burdens of our enemies, the raping of the Earth, the hunger of the starving, the joy of every laughing child.” —Sister Joan D. Chittister, O.S.B (b. 1936), Benedictine nun, author, and speaker As we wage peace in […]
I am reminded of the alert I was given about my “gifted children” who think about things they have not experienced and seem attentive to subjects that are taboo to kids. My daughter, at 3, worried about the Sun turning into a super nova, and other such “inappropriate” concerns. I love how poetry celebrates the thoughts, visions, and mind of the artist, allowing him/her to bust out of those boxes of “appropriate concerns and emotions” and let their brains breathe!!
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Ditto that, Priscilla. Had the same experiences with my own son.
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Wow, this knocked my socks off. Thanks for introducing me to Popcorn.
Jamie, are you familiar with J. Ruth Gendler? I don’t know how much she has published but I have “The Book of Qualities” and I have gone back to it many, many times over the years. If you haven’t seen it I think you will enjoy it because so often your work makes me think of hers.
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I’m not. I will certainly check her out now. Thanks for the recommendation, Pat. Be well … 🙂
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An amazingly beautiful soul.
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Indeed she is. Just makes you want to smile in spite of the serious subject matter in her poems.
Happy Sunday, Gretchen.
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