Oh Say

Daily Note

Every day, a photograph, a poem. Freedom. Country. Do we have one? Freedom means to live without fear of a person with a differing opinion or life style or political view deciding to take you out. We are moving away from following the rule of law and the respect for others. When one group dominates, what do the others do? You know the answer— which is why we once agreed to follow the rule of law and respect each other in our diversity. Respect each other in our diversity.

Oh Say

Oh say, can you see
by the dawn’s early light
that so freely we still
live in respect to each one?

Where fair laws and our courts
Through the perilous coup
O’er the heroes we watch’d
Were so gallantly standing

Through the lies and the hate
And intimidations
To prove through the night
That their oath was still there

Oh say, does our one-out-of-many still stand
O’er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?

Sheri Edwards
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Poetry/Photography

1223 days of posts in a row

July Doodle

My CLmooc friends doodle every day.

A little doodle with lady liberty for the poem, for today.

Este Macleod’s  limited palette  prompt 26 for #coloricombo #estemacleodclass  Indigo, Salmon, French Blue, Peach and Ecru

 #clmooc #JulyDoodle #makingarteveryday 

#cldoodle22   #limitedpalette #warmup4art  

Update

Today, this tweet linked to this amazing speech from Bam.org ’s rendition by Brian Jones of Frederick Douglass’ Fifth of July speech.

Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” performed by Brian Jones

For some history on this speech, see the New England Historical Society’s website on the subject. Read the full speech here.