This week I’ve been reflecting on how grateful I am that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. saw so clearly a world that didn’t exist yet but that he knew deep in his body and soul was possible. I am feeling profoundly grateful for those who have the stamina and ability to see a vision and […]
Category Archives: poetry
Solutions: Listen to the Stories. Invest.
Solutions: Listen to the stories of those who are most impacted by inequity. Invest in organizations that are informed by and lead by those who are most impacted. In Asheville: Word on the Street/La Voz de los Jovenes is one of those organizations. “I’ve been wanting a place where youth can just be themselves,” said […]
I know, I know If you could go back you would walk with Jesus You would march with King Maybe assassinate Hitler At least hide Jews in your basement It would all be clear to you But people then, just like you were baffled, had bills to pay and children they didn’t understand and they […]
Comfort
Oh, the comfort— the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person— having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of […]
What Aisle Did You Find Your Serenity In
I went for a walk with a beautiful 4 year old yesterday. She had amazing skills for approaching strangers and inviting engagement. She quickly got to where her heart wanted to be… holding a woman’s hand crossing the street, petting a dog, offering a flower. The poem below invites me to step up my efforts […]
We Are All Truly Miraculous
An Evening of Poetry, Music and The Spoken Word at The White House May 12, 2009. I’m incredibly moved and inspired. Beautiful opening performance by ELEW and Esperanza Spalding, soulful spoken word by Mayda del Valle and a powerful performance by ELEW. “We’re here to celebrate the power of words and music to help us […]
A Radiant Feeling Pounces
The Poem in my Pocket: Walking in the Forest Walking in the foresta radiant feeling pounceson my mistyheart, clearingmy bad thoughts.Good memories leap,alert, brought to my mindby a cool breeze.Then they sleep.Relaxed.Magic flows through melike a child running on cool summer grass. by Tevon Dubois in A Child on The Island: The Ageless Wisdom of […]