Loved this and it made me feel HOPE!
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
The poem I’ve written below is based on the “Five Principles for Getting through the Trump Years,” given by Alice Walker in her speech at a reading in La Manzanilla, Mexico two nights ago on February 20, 2017. I was fortunate enough to be at that reading where she and four other excellent writers also talked about subjugation, prejudice, inequality, poverty and the importance of kindness, open-mindedness, acceptance and education in bringing our country to a better level of fairness to all.
I’ll talk about some of the other poets and storytellers who told their tales in a later post; but for today, and since it fit in with today’s prompt, here is my take on Ms. Walker’s wonderful talk.
Rhythm Method
You’ve got to listen to the beat.
Shake your booty, pound your feet.
If you want to survive the day,
the…
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I left a comment on the other blog…thinking it was yours. She probably thinks I’m weird or a stalker!
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HA! I’d like to see that! YOU as the stalker instead of me!!
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I know! I think I could be a good stalker if I really tried.
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Actually, it isn’t hers AND it isn’t mine, either. It is from Judy Dkystra-Brown 🙂
https://judydykstrabrown.com/2017/02/22/rhythm-method/
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Thanks for the clarification Marilyn. It was just such a good post and I wasn’t sure how to credit everyone, especially you for passing it long.
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