Ann Arbor vigil last night
second one
in a very short time
people came together
in the bitter cold
gathering in community
sharing poetry, music, art
sad, angry, defiant, strong
still with lights shining
in remembrance of Alex Pretti,
VA nurse killed in Minnesota.
—
‘we do not exist for ourselves.’
-thomas merton
*Thomas Merton (1915–68) was a renowned American Trappist monk, poet and author, best known for his 1948 autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Based at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, he was a leading 20th-century spiritual writer who focused on contemplation, social justice, peace, and interfaith dialogue, particularly with Zen Buddhism.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 