Quotes

“if we take colour away from who we are, what makes us different? We are all equal” Nathan Murdoch, painter

via “if we take colour away from who we are, what makes us different? We are all equal” — Art of Quotation

The people united will never be defeated. Cesar Chavez, activist

via “The people united will never be defeated.” — Art of Quotation

“You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” Malcolm X, Author, book quote: By Any Means Necessary Photo: Eve Arnold

via “You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” — Art of Quotation

The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. Alexis de Tocqueville, French, historian

via “The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage.” — Art of Quotation

The opioid epidemic is sweeping our nation and so I thought this was an appropriate piece to share as we continue to face this self-inflicted demon. Funny how so much has changed in the last few decades, and how much hasn’t. Thank you for joining me today on Throwback Thursday Poetry Edition. Mirror Image I […]

via Mirror Image — One Writer’s Words

Here is the last set of quotes I annotated in Mary Ruefle’s collection of essays, Madness, Rack, and Honey (recommended reading): “I remember, in college, trying to write a poem while I was stoned, and thinking it was the best thing I had ever written. “I remember reading it in the morning, and throwing it out. […]

via “I Love Pretension” and Other Bits of Wisdom — Updates on a Free-Verse Life

Scribbled shitload of thoughtsor just plain and simple notesdeep or nonsense, grand or smallit’s how I commune with my soul…

via Macrocosmic Whispers — Motley Concoctions In A Blank Mind

Where do ideas for poems come from? Poems find their beginnings in the intensity of an emotion, whether brought on by a trauma or a moment of pure elation. Poems evolve out of words with multiple meanings, a funny situation, or random events that lead to a new experience, a discovery, or a friendship. Some […]

via The Monday Poems Explore Memories — Leslie Leibhardt Goodman

Can it always be this fun? It doesn’t all have to be a honeymoon Happiness is not a perpetual state But when things are hard Can we run towards one another? Rather than away Talk things out when we disagree Work through the hurt and pain Instead of hiding it inside And when we need […]

via Fun in Love #Poetry #Love #FunInTheSun — Poems for Warriors

“Our lives begin to end the day that we become silent about things that matter.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These are very troubling times. We are in the midst of a global, deadly pandemic. Peaceful protests over the horrifying death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have devolved into senseless riots all over the […]

via Our Lives Begin to End the Day We Become Silent about Things that Matter #Inspiration #MLK — Poems for Warriors