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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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How many fears came between us? Earthquakes, diseases, wars where hell rained smoldering pus from skies made of winged death.
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Disease Earthquake Peace Sky Smoldering War
Writing for me is a form of spiritual discipline and creative vision, a means of being in the world and giving one’s love to it without compromise or dilution.
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Creative Discipline Love Spiritual Vision Writing
What can bombs know of the illuminated fields so golden with heaven in your heart’s sacred lands?
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Bomb Heart Heaven Illuminated Land Sacred
There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.
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Intention Philosophical Seductive
The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery.
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Birth Delivery Gestation Insignificant Light Period Poet Prayer True
In short, the power of a certain kind of dream is such that death need not indicate finality at all but rather signify a metaphysical and metaphorical leap forward.
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Certain Death Indicate Kind Need Power
Looking at certain illuminated corners of or cracks within the mirror, the author can see fragments of an objective reality that comprise the physical universe, social communities, political dynamics,
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Act Certain Construction Illuminated Looking Mirror Promise Word
From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin
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Cissy Cousin Dionne Warwick Diva Gospel Houston Legendary Mother Pop Queen Singing
When we vote we participate in the construction of a context.
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Construction Context Election Participate Politic Voting
Someone had to embrace positive beginnings before anyone could celebrate successful conclusions or continuations.
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Conclusion Embrace Hope Humanity Post Successful
On faith’s battered back calm eyes etch prayers that cool a nation’s hot rage.
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Battered Calm Eye Faith Hot Nation Prayer Rage
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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Asleep Babe Dream Embracing Light Lips Prayer Saw Syllables
The rainbows that dangle upon this mist: shatter. Like the smile of a child separated from his mother’s milk for the very first time.from poem Blood and Blossoms
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Blood Blossom Dangle Mist Mother Rainbow Shatter
Because of this mixture of traits, these twins called Genius and Madness often appear to be the same thing.
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Genius Madness Mixture Trait Twin
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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Assailant Black Brother Fallen Maimed Million Son Tear
The thorn is a bridge spanning the muddy depths of agony and sorrow so that one may on the other side dance to the drums of the rose of joy.
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Agony Bridge Dance Flower Sorrow Spanning Thron

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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