Love Is by May Swenson a rain of diamonds in the mind the soul’s fruit sliced in two a dark spring loosed at the lips of light under-earth waters unlocked from their lurking to sparkle in a crevice parted by the sun a temple  not of stone but of cloud beyond the heart’s roar and […]

“When historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression, and war. So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and […]

“The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” –Alexis de Tocqueville Historically we have addressed our biggest faults from the beginning, but active resistance or indifference made progress slow or effectively nonexistent: Slavery and the racism that enabled it was […]