* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
You confide in me that you are lonely,
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
How can Humanity look the deer in the face? How can I,
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
