* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
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
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
My desire is always the same; wherever Life deposits me: I want to stick my toe & soon my whole body
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
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…
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
The old men used to sing And lifted a brother Carefully Out the door I used to think they
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs