Remembering Alone

Loneliness overcame her / like a feather pillow / gently smothering / her hope.
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Alabama the Beautiful

On December 14, 1819, Alabama / Breathed itself beautiful
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The Far Side of the Road

Alarm deadened his concern for the victim. / To drown out the whispered cry, “I can’t breathe,” / He hummed a comforting hymn as he hastened by on /...
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Grace’s Story: for Jimmie Lee Jackson

When Jesus caught up with Grace / She was sitting on the steps of the / shack-house — Broomstick resting on her lap / A bleeding cross around her...
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A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching:...

For me, the Tao te Ching is a conversation partner. It stokes the fires of my imagination and shines light on new ways of thinking that help me...
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Googolplex

A friend of mine does jigsaw puzzles / of a thousand pieces; fits shapes together / to make an alpine scene: blue sky / and icy peaks that almost ...
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Behind the Wall at Oakwood University...

With a sanctuary that can seat 3,000 and a membership list that has maxed out that capacity, Oakwood University Church is a full house of worship. ...
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Mind Chatter: For Rosa Parks

Her name: Rosa Parks / The day: one / The year: 1955 / The month: December / The place: Montgomery, Alabama
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Pelican Proverb

I watched a pelican fish today. / He waited, watched, dived / and searched, then stretched / his reptilian neck, gulped, / swallowed, several times...
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Academy Senior Strikes Chord with...

As weeks apart turned to months, Emma turned to music to escape the hurt of a senior year derailed by the novel coronavirus. She began penning the...
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