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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

An old poem that still has power

My heart is moved by all I cannot save:
so much has been destroyed

I have to cast my lot with those
who age after age, perversely,

with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.

*****Adrienne Rich, "Natural Resources"
*****in The Dream of a Common Language: Poems 1974-1977


Photo: Women of Greenham Common

(Don't know what the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp was? Have a look here.)
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3 comments:

  1. AlgernonMarch 10, 2010 at 1:13 AM

    That's lovely. I really enjoy her work.

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  2. DeirdreMarch 11, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Jane,
    What brave women those were! I went one day just for a day to support them.

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  3. lindyMarch 12, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    I had no idea. Thanks for the link, Jane.

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