I was asked to speak to the students of the Applied Technology High school by a dear friend whom I had gotten to know through volunteering at the labor camps, Rita to come and visit her school. She is the librarian at the school and they had started to celebrate Library Week at … [Read more...] about Visiting an All Girls Emirate High School In the Heart of Abu Dhabi
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International Women’s Day 2012, A Poem about Women
EMPOWER RURAL WOMEN – END HUNGER AND POVERTY. “Invest in rural women. Eliminate discrimination against them in law and in practice. Ensure that policies respond to their needs. Give them equal access to resources. Provide rural women with a role in … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day 2012, A Poem about Women
A Poem about the Tsunami in Japan. One year Later
THE WHITE CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN JAPAN The white cherry blossoms of the beautiful Japanese trees being washed away by the tsunami. The nuclear reactor is only the sign of the angry feelings upon the sky. The shaking of the earth in the earthquake with the magnitude of hundreds … [Read more...] about A Poem about the Tsunami in Japan. One year Later
A Poem About “A Separation”, Academy Awards and Life’s Rewards
The realities of life start to make sense when generations can understand the reason for life When a father has Alzheimer all others may not be able to bear all that he does not recall The unborn child is even affected at the cries of the father bearing judgement and … [Read more...] about A Poem About “A Separation”, Academy Awards and Life’s Rewards
Our Land, Our Universe, Our Deserts filled with no Rain, Birds flying with no Wings
CAMELS IN THE DESERT I see the baby deer sucking at his mother's milk. I realize everyone is milking the earth of all it has. All the natural resources, the oil, the trees, and all that is under the sea. We are giving nothing back in return except for pollution of the … [Read more...] about Our Land, Our Universe, Our Deserts filled with no Rain, Birds flying with no Wings