1895 S. L. Goff’s cow falls into a well. She broke one horn, but was rescued with a block and tackle.
Bedford County, Virginia
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Old-Fashioned Politicking
Published March 1, 2019 by Nan MykelTHE POET FOR COUNCILMAN
To The Voters of the Town of Martinsville
Two years ago as you know well
The Ticket bore my name
And if you scratched it off or not
I thanked you just the same
Again I ask for your support
Not that I claim to be
A better man than others are
For all of you know me
But promising to ever stand
For what is just and true
I will simply sign my name
And leave rsults with you.
Yours to serve,
J.L. Minter, The Shoe Maker (?)
(An early Henry County Bulletin of Martinsville, Va.)
Do You Know About OPEN CULTURE?
Published February 28, 2019 by Nan MykelA free, inclusive, rare and awesome source of precious collections of all kinds, including historical antiquities. I don’t know how I was lucky enough to get included, but you can add your name at Open Culture: The best free cultural & educational media on the web http://www.openculture.com/ Your guide to FREE educational media. Find thousands of free online courses, audio books, textbooks, eBooks, language lessons, movies and more.
(The Man Woman)
In a Nutshell
Published February 28, 2019 by Nan Mykel
It was all laid out for us to see. More than the condition of our culture; more like the human condition. Monkeys throwing coconuts at another who fell. One congressman on the verge of a heart attack, in his wrath. The downed one’s existential grief more palpable and more manly than the last pilloried miscreant.
A reversal of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
The pointing finger’s efforts to distract. For the first time spoken aloud: if Trump loses in 2020 there will not be a peaceful transfer of power.
What responses crystallized in the hearts of the viewers? How fitting that Elijah oversaw the proceedings.
I’m Not Friendly
Published February 23, 2019 by Nan MykelI’m sorry if I strike you cold.
I am.
I’m not friendly, never
had the nerve to be.
Stone cold, uncertain.
Eleven schools in twelve
years. Alcoholic father,
enabling mother. Poor,
misfit taking nothing
for granted,
especially being liked.
Excerpt on Harriet Tubman by Sonia Sanchez, Poetry Foundation
Published February 23, 2019 by Nan MykelImagine her saying:
I freed a thousand slaves,
could have freed
a thousand more if they
only knew they were slaves …
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Staying Present
Published February 14, 2019 by Nan MykelLovely.
Dusk silences the world without a sound
Snowcapped houses blend with winter’s ground
Aromas from my kitchen bid me come
Lighted with the warmth of love I’ve found
Tomorrow like a thief comes uninvited
Spins my thoughts awhirl as love unrequited
I embrace this present darkness, not in want
Hidden treasures are waiting to be sighted
dVersepoetspub.com Prompt. Another rubyiat. This time with the (6) senses. Touch, hear, smell, see, taste and kinesthetic ( that which causes us to feel and sense motion). Feedback?
A Thought Just Flittered into My Mind…
Published February 14, 2019 by Nan Mykel
What if it turned out that God is dark skinned, and the bigots refused to enter heaven and
stood outside heaven’s gates for eternity?
Pixabay
Excerpt from Melanie Nathan
Published February 14, 2019 by Nan MykelSan Francisco, CA (February 14, 2019) –- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s new policy forcing asylum seekers to return to Mexico and remain there while their cases are considered.
“The Trump administration is forcibly returning asylum seekers to danger in Mexico,” said Judy Rabinovitz, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.“Once again, the administration is breaking the law in order to deter asylum seekers from seeking safety in the United States.”
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 11 individual asylum seekers forcibly returned to Mexico, and organizational plaintiffs Innovation Law Lab, the Central American Resource Center of Northern California, Centro Legal de la Raza, the University of San Francisco School of Law Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, Al Otro Lado, and the Tahirih Justice Center.
“This is no longer just a war on asylum seekers, it’s a war on our system of laws,” said Melissa Crow, Southern Poverty Law Center senior supervising attorney. “This misguided policy deprives vulnerable individuals of humanitarian protections that have been on the books for decades and puts their lives in jeopardy.”The lawsuit cites violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, as well as the United States’ duty under international human rights law not to return people to dangerous conditions…..
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hello
Published February 13, 2019 by Nan MykelHELLO
“How are you today?”
“Uh. Ingrown toenails.”
“That’s good…Oh, my cell phone…”
Who was that?
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