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Topic: In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. "CottonwoodsReprieve "
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Charlotte
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posted January 21, 2008 12:39 PM
 
Cottonwoods Reprieve Ancient and weary I stand
Sentry over this piece of land
Witnessing unholy deeds
Blood soaked roots lie beneath these
weeds... Branches I long to detach
From which hung many a black thatch
How I mourned their last gasp
Insanity cloaked within white masks
A cross burning black and fierce
Grief struck screams through the
still night pierce... Sickened to the core and yet
Somehow not freed from karmas debt
Though I stand-I'm left with scars
I'm not free-there's no need for bars
Prison walls of rancid guilt
Damnations cell inaction built written by, Charlotte Rose Hamby © April,24,2006
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Heart--Shaped Cross
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posted January 21, 2008 03:56 PM
Wow.  Its such a sober piece, I feel irreverent giving a thumbsup. I would rather give an understanding look, full of pathos, meaning, and admiration for your work. But it is an indication of your artistry that I would think to give the thumbsup, not just because it warrants the praise, but, because, the extent to which you have captured the overwhelming emotional nature of the subject matter, provokes my jocular reflex; I want to make light of something so heavy; too ponderous for me, I fear. Though the cut was brief, your point is deeply taken, and I am, in a moment, overcome. Ashamed of my irreverence. And anxious to revere a man worthy of the name "Reverend". 
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Charlotte
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posted January 21, 2008 05:25 PM
Heart--Shaped Cross, I understand and Thank you! *Namaste*
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NosiS
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posted January 21, 2008 09:24 PM
Yes, indeed!What a soulful moment in these words!
Such weakness and strength,
helplessness and responsibility,
a weathered understanding...
You speak through many here, dear Charlotte -
may Peace and Prosperity persevere... IP: Logged |
Charlotte
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posted January 22, 2008 01:57 AM
NosiS, Thank you!
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Lialei
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posted January 22, 2008 11:55 PM
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Charlotte
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posted January 24, 2008 01:04 AM
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Mysticknowflake
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posted September 22, 2011 06:27 AM
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juniperb
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posted December 13, 2011 09:12 AM
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.------------------
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi~ IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted December 13, 2011 01:34 PM
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Remember, love can conquer the influences of the planets....It can even eliminate karma.
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Mysticknowflake
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posted December 15, 2011 05:43 AM
Such true words, thank you for the amazing quote.IP: Logged |
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posted January 04, 2012 10:46 PM
Pushing MLK day ------------------
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi~ IP: Logged |
LEXX
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posted January 05, 2012 04:10 AM
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posted January 06, 2012 11:00 AM
Juni and Lexx... <3 <3 IP: Logged |
ballerina
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posted January 16, 2019 07:55 PM
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All my love, with all my Heart
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Pearlty
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posted January 17, 2019 05:19 PM
I remember this poem from Charlotte..
She published her poetry not too long ago, her book from the cover to the last page is exquisitely beautiful IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted January 26, 2019 12:20 PM
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Randall
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posted January 30, 2019 09:08 AM
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Randall
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posted February 12, 2019 03:27 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Pearlty:
I remember this poem from Charlotte..
She published her poetry not too long ago, her book from the cover to the last page is exquisitely beautiful
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Ayelet
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posted February 12, 2019 06:24 PM
How powerful. It is freedom, to write this way.IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted February 19, 2019 10:44 AM
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