Sunday, May 12, 2013
Poem for the Day - Peony
We arrived early
Early we did arrive
In plastic pots
Pots all white and pretty
There were others
So many others
But none a Peony
We fitted in perfectly
Perfectly did we fit in
We were all flowers
In our different ways
With same purpose
To make the garden pretty
Friday, May 10, 2013
Hero of the Day - Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte is an American who sings, acts and
participates in social activities. Belafonte popularized the Caribbean musical and he's known for his
advocacy for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He helped some musicians
climb to the top serving as a mentor to several.
''Fascism is fascism.
Terrorism is terrorism. Oppression is oppression''. - Harry Belafonte
Poem for the Day - Roses
Roses are red
Roses are white
Roses are pink
Roses are pretty
Roses are lovely
Roses are sweet
Roses are special
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Hero of the Day - Harriet Tubman
An African-American woman who is remembered for her
humanitarian skills, the rescue of slaves and the struggle for women's
suffrage.
Harriet Tubman, formerly a slave escaped to become the
savior of other slaves. She is remembered as being an abolitionist of the
Underground Railroad, a nurse and during the American civil war, a spy.
''I had reasoned this
out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to; liberty or death;
if I could not have one, I would have the other''. - Harriet Tubman
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