A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.
ABERJHANIAnd what you know from the depths of your own heart to the peaks of your soul to be true. What happens after that is up to you.
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Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence
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Varieties of angels, like varieties of love, are many.
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September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror’s sting, rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles’ wings.–from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001
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As a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter. And then I had to discover exactly what that meant.
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Millions of tears have fallen for black sons, brothers, lovers, and friends whose assailants took or maimed their lives and then simply went on their way.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength.
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It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be ‘at risk’ of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.
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This world’s anguish is no different from the love we insist on holding back.
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The job facing American voter in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it,
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The words ‘I Love You’ kill, and resurrect millions, in less than a second.
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Upon the lips of babes asleep I saw light embracing light and so allowed my syllables to rest there as a prayer they might sing in their dreams.
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Stars wishing upon the potential of humans shine faithfully on.
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As painful as life can be at times for people all over the world there is some component of existence, or nonexistence perhaps,
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Often because the attempt to practice it is misunderstood, discouraged, brought under attack, or made a target of willful abuse.
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Hope drowned in shadows emerges fiercely splendid–– boldly angelic.
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