“to deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”
-nelson mandela
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What a coincidence!! … I have just now typed this ‘Tanka’ into my Manuscript for a new poetry book I am doing …
“Beyond Freedom (a Tanka)”
Under lock and key
The past can not be opened
Lunar history
Locked inside the universe
Behind the stars of freedom
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that’s a perfect fit
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it’s still in process, but it marks a beginning point
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Absolutely right.
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and it needs to be right for all
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Yes all across the world
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Fully agree with Nelson Mandela!!!
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it applies to all people
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Happy Juneteenth to all, Beth.
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we have a long way to go, but an important beginning point
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Learn and live, Beth.
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yes
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Yes!!! Thank you, Beth! 💛
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We do indeed have a long way to go to ensure equal rights and opportunities for everyone, but every step in the right direction is indeed a step in the right direction! Thanks for sharing this!
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My pleasure
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Nelson was dead right. Just a shame that those in power don’t remember his words.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So right
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He’s spot on! Truer words never spoken!
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right –
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Yes.
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Agree! Happy Juneteenth! ❤️
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it’s a good beginning for sure –
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It’s also my wife’s birthday.
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wonderful – happy birthday to her
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And the crowd shouts, “Amen!”
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indeed –
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Fantastic quote!!
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he’s so right
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He was such a wise man.
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He was a wise man.
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Very
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Arriving late, I can’t improve on what’s already been said.
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That’s exactly why it’s done…
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Well said. And the foundational human right, or there can be no others: the right to life.
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Such a fittingly powerful quote for today.
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❤️
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Just a beginning step
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Happy Juneteenth, Beth!
Fun posts, and I gotta say…Thank you for some BG. on Flamin’ Hot!
I’ve seen ads for it on TV, and it looks fab.
Also, hooray for Detroit!!!!
It’s been coming back slowly, and I think the Quicken Loans person ( I forgot his name) will help speed things up.
Have a GREAT week!
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thanks for all of that, resa –
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Nobel Nelson knows a thing or two.
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a sage
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So true.
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