Posted in Photography, Poetry, tagged Art, Birds, Earth, Green, Heaven, Leaves, Photography, PhotoPoetics™, Photos, Pictures, Places, Poem, Poetry, Refuge, Songs, Spring, Writing on December 19, 2011|
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There are hidden places
Where
Birds
Longing
For
Spring
Find refuge
Enveloped
In
Slender leaves of green
Hovering
Within
The space
Between
The beckoning heights
Of
Heaven
And
The grounding roots
That
Rest
Beneath
The earth
While
Singing
Siren songs
To
Tempt
The return
Of
Warmth
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Posted in Photography, Poetry, tagged Aboriginal Women, Art, Garden, Heart, History, Photography, PhotoPoetics™, Photos, Pictures, Poem, Poetry, Sadness, Sisters In Spirit, The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), Writing on December 15, 2011|
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A heavy sadness
Sits
On
My heart
After
Witnessing
The pain
Planted
Centuries ago
That
Continues
To
Be
Harvested
With
Each life
Cut down
Like
A weed
In
A poorly tended garden
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Inspired by the haunting stories shared at the Sisters In Spirit vigil for murdered and missing Aboriginal women
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The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will conduct an inquiry into Canada’s missing and murdered aboriginal women in the new year.
CBC News: Missing aboriginal women prompt UN letter – http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/12/13/pol-un-aboriginal-women.html
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