Open Poetry #36 |
my Rosa |
Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
~MY ROSA~ Diminutive giant. The audacity! A refusal moment etched forever in our collective brains. American freedom fighter. Heroine. Mile high icon dazzling before my eyes. And though as a young girlchild I daily watched the adventures of Superman, (more powerful than a speeding bullet) you were a thousand times more powerful to me, flew higher than any eagle I ever did see. Rest in Peace, my Rosa. Part of your spirit will remain here on Earth, embedded forever within the heart and soul of me. ~Rosa Parks~ |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
The title "diminutive giant" is very fitting Kacy. A wonderful tribute indeed. |
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bslicker
since 2000-12-04
Posts 2321state of mind |
"EXCELLENT !!!" . . . . Bernie A smile a day keeps the world in smile's. |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
Great job, Kacy, well deserved tribute to a fine lady. Best. Ken Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
A fantastic tribute to an amazing woman Kacy. May she eternally rest in peace. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I'd read somewhere that she hadn't intended to start a movement, she was just tired that day. Now may she rest, kept in our hearts as the spirit of...well, just what is right. I love ya kace. I knew you would have something special for her, because you are made of the same stuff. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
from Rosa quote: thanking each of you for these kind and caring comments |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
She could have stood, and made a change. But she decided to let her body speak. Bravery comes in many forms. I hope she knows just how far she paid it forward. |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
K, there are a thousand plus young ladies out there today who know Rosa's spirit, and are willing to carry that banner of resistance to the ends of the world. Thank you for your input. You too, are a sister of the freedom train, whether you realize it or not. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
"Rest in Peace, my Rosa. Part of your spirit will remain here on Earth, embedded forever within the heart and soul of me." How loving that sounds, how soothing..how human. There are many people that come to mind when I think of the ongoing civil rights movement... Rosa Parks is at the head of that list... for you to have a part of her forever embedded in your heart, is a comfortable thought...her spirit is big enough to be part of every heart..we are all lucky for that... Your poem/tribute is beautiful Kacy... -----------ice ><> |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
to you, dearest ice, and it wasn't until this afternoon that I realized just how much a part of my heart and soul this one lady has been all these years. And once upon a time, in Florida, I met Jesse Jackson...and Rosa; though I only saw her from a distance, she had a that rainblow glow that I shall never forget. Rosa touched my heart and soul forever, with her quiet grace and beauty, the simple act of humanity she embraced that day... "you shall not not treat me as less than..." and that is what her face showed me that day. I shall never ever forget her. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
she had that rainblow glow that I shall never forget and now youve written her name across the sky. yer so kacy kewl |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fine words...James |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
excellent tribute to diminutive giant! Thanks for sharing! miscellanea |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Yeppers, Kacy, that is the way I feel, too. Thanks for saying it! ......jo |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
God bless her, and God bless you to, darlin, for writing this marvelous milestone of a reminder, for us all to remember...she was the icon of her time, in that horrible part of history....may it never remain, because of her.... Hugs to you and thank you |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
well done Kacy! "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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