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& i quote

maya angelou:

history
despite its wrenching pain
cannot be unlived
but if faced with courage
need not be lived again

a benefit gala for harding academy

hApPy
haPpY
birthday
nana b!

i once
had a dream
of grandmothers
fine china.
the ivory plates
shone so brightly -
in them
i could see
the reflection
of my soul;
the smooth silver trim
reminding me
of the ring id found
wrapped in purple velvet
waiting to be placed
uPon my finger . . .

jacques bénigne bossuel sayeth:

the heart has reasons

that reason does not understand

everybody

got

to

have

a

dream

i hope it will be said

we taught them to stand tall & proud-

even in the face of history

& the future was made new & whole

for us all-

one child at a time. . .