[Oxford63] Fwd: Flyer for our Eco-Justice Poetry nite March 31st @6 PLUS ONE!

Deb Edson edson4550 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 24 16:03:18 MDT 2021


Kate - what a beautiful poem. Such a strong image of woman as earth ...
caring.
Such a conundrum, this mass of humanity on Earth, our beautiful garden
planet of limited physical resources.
Thank you for sharing, and for caring.
💟 Debbie E

On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 11:35 PM Kate Chappell via oxford63 <
oxford63 at mailman.cyber-community.com> wrote:

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> Hello friends,
> Here is a program I am moderating to celebrate Earth Day, Poetry month and
> Women’s history month (March). Great lineup of poets! It is organized by
> the Planeteers of Southern Maine in partnership with the Kennebunk Library.
> I will be hosting and reading my poem, “With Rachel in Her Refuge.”
> Join if you can.
> Love,
> Kate
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> Kate Cheney Chappell
> P.O. Box 920
> Kennebunk, ME, 04043
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> www.katechappellartspace.com
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* andrea rothkimmich <arothkimmich at gmail.com>
> *Date:* March 13, 2021 at 8:48:33 AM EST
> *To:* Eco-Justice Project <ecojustice at splitthisrock.org>, Megan Grumbling
> <mgrumbling at hotmail.com>, meghansterling36 at gmail.com,
> natalie.dana at maine.edu, Katherine Cheney Chappell <
> katecheneychapell at icloud.com>, Kathleen Ellis <kathleen.ellis at maine.edu>
> *Subject:* *Flyer for our Eco-Justice Poetry nite March 31st @6 PLUS ONE!*
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> Greetings, all.  'Hope you’re happy with this flyer and that you will
> share it with your circles (pods!)
> The EZ link to access the March 31st event is :
> https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472
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> With Rachel in Her Refuge
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> But man is a part of nature,
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> and his war against nature
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> is ultimately a war against himself.    – Rachel Carson
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> In this refuge named for you
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> trees topple now and lean
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> I see you in the shape of the land
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> your head to the east
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> your sea-combed hair
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> spread across the marsh
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> your mouth the river’s mouth
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> your hands the estuary’s fingers
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> patient for spring
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> waiting as the blowdowns
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> erode your sides, slide and pull
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> the very earth of you oceanward.
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> Returning like sea water
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> to salt pans, you wait
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> for the white-throat in the stillness
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> of snow falling on dry leaves,
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> wait for your voice to rise
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> through half a century’s abuse
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> into our time of wildfires
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> fracking    droughts    floods:
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> challenging man and his war
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> against nature once again,
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> a still small voice
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> still waiting to be heard.
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> ——Kate Cheney Chappell
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