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Genesis · 02-01-2016, 12:32 AM

Genesis · 02-01-2016, 12:33 AM

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Genesis · 02-01-2016, 12:36 AM

Genesis · 02-01-2016, 12:38 AM

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

-Mary Oliver

Genesis · 02-01-2016, 12:42 AM

“Let us read, and let us dance;
these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”

- Voltaire

Orema · 02-01-2016, 05:45 AM

I felt as one might feel upon escape from a den of hungry lions.

—Frederick Douglass, in a letter to a friend after reaching New York in 1838, after narrowly escaping the clutches of slavery.

Fancy · 02-01-2016, 07:03 AM

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

~Fredrick Douglass

deathbypoem · 02-01-2016, 11:00 AM

Orema · 02-01-2016, 11:11 AM

I am that "ratchet" girl just as much as I am the girl who talks about politics and listens to soul music—and I am allowed to be. —Itunu Abolarinwa

deathbypoem · 02-01-2016, 11:25 AM

One of my most favorite poets. Her words are fire.

Nayyirah Waheed

She also has a book called "salt". It's a must read if you haven't already. Whew.

Jesse · 02-01-2016, 07:28 PM

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Genesis · 02-01-2016, 07:47 PM

Genesis · 02-01-2016, 07:47 PM

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02-01-2016, 12:32 AM	#18441
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02-01-2016, 12:33 AM	#18442
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02-01-2016, 12:35 AM	#18443
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02-01-2016, 12:36 AM	#18444
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02-01-2016, 12:38 AM	#18445
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,668 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about your despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -- over and over announcing your place in the family of things. -Mary Oliver

02-01-2016, 12:42 AM	#18446
Genesis Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme on a varied spectrum/babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: she/her/hers Relationship Status: Loved ლ ⚢ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Devenir un avec l'immatérialité des étoiles... Posts: 9,434 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,603 Thanked 14,668 Times in 6,298 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Amusements “Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” - Voltaire

02-01-2016, 05:45 AM	#18447
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,566 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,430 Thanked 34,700 Times in 8,926 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	I felt as one might feel upon escape from a den of hungry lions. —Frederick Douglass, in a letter to a friend after reaching New York in 1838, after narrowly escaping the clutches of slavery.

02-01-2016, 07:03 AM	#18448
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,076 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. ~Fredrick Douglass

02-01-2016, 11:00 AM	#18449
deathbypoem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Poetically versed to breathe only truth and bleed certainty Preferred Pronoun?: Kane Relationship Status: Married to Chefnaction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finally, home Posts: 1,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,900 Thanked 4,735 Times in 1,583 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	__________________ I need your grace To remind me To find my own

02-01-2016, 11:11 AM	#18450
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,566 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,430 Thanked 34,700 Times in 8,926 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	I am that "ratchet" girl just as much as I am the girl who talks about politics and listens to soul music—and I am allowed to be. —Itunu Abolarinwa

02-01-2016, 11:25 AM	#18451
deathbypoem Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Poetically versed to breathe only truth and bleed certainty Preferred Pronoun?: Kane Relationship Status: Married to Chefnaction Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finally, home Posts: 1,987 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,900 Thanked 4,735 Times in 1,583 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	One of my most favorite poets. Her words are fire. Nayyirah Waheed She also has a book called "salt". It's a must read if you haven't already. Whew. __________________ I need your grace To remind me To find my own

02-01-2016, 07:28 PM	#18452
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02-01-2016, 07:32 PM	#18453
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02-01-2016, 07:38 PM	#18454
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02-01-2016, 07:47 PM	#18455
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02-01-2016, 07:51 PM	#18458
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02-01-2016, 07:52 PM	#18459
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02-01-2016, 07:53 PM	#18460
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