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What a beautiful poem! Kate, you are involved in so many interesting things. I wish I lived closer so that I could visit the Preserve&nbsp;more easily. I looked up the website and very much enjoyed learning about it. ❤️<br><br><br><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><br><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Sunday, March 21, 2021, 11:35 PM, Kate Chappell via oxford63 &lt;oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div id="yiv1399070958"><div><br><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"> Hello friends,<div>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.”</div><div>Join if you can.</div><div>Love,</div><div>Kate<br><br><div dir="ltr">Kate Cheney Chappell<div>P.O. Box 920</div><div>Kennebunk, ME, 04043</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">www.katechappellartspace</span>.com&nbsp;</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> andrea rothkimmich &lt;arothkimmich@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>Date:</b> March 13, 2021 at 8:48:33 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> Eco-Justice Project &lt;ecojustice@splitthisrock.org&gt;, Megan Grumbling &lt;mgrumbling@hotmail.com&gt;, meghansterling36@gmail.com, natalie.dana@maine.edu, Katherine Cheney Chappell &lt;katecheneychapell@icloud.com&gt;, Kathleen Ellis &lt;kathleen.ellis@maine.edu&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Flyer for our Eco-Justice Poetry nite March 31st @6 PLUS ONE!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings, all. &nbsp;'Hope you’re happy with this flyer and that you will share it with your circles (pods!)</div><div>The EZ link to access the March 31st event is :&nbsp;<span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;" class="yiv1399070958">&nbsp;</span><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472" style="color:rgb(14, 113, 235);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Arial;font-size:14px;" class="yiv1399070958">https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472</a></div><div><br class="yiv1399070958"></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847);font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:12px;" class="yiv1399070958"></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div id="yiv1399070958"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.847);font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:12px;" class="yiv1399070958"></div><div><br class="yiv1399070958"></div><div><br class="yiv1399070958"><blockquote type="cite" class="yiv1399070958">
</blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:31px;">With Rachel in Her Refuge</span></div></div></blockquote><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s2"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p3" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s3" style="font-style:italic;">But man is a part of nature,</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p3" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s3" style="font-style:italic;">and his war against nature&nbsp;</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p3" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s3" style="font-style:italic;">is ultimately a war against himself.&nbsp; &nbsp;<span class="yiv1399070958Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>–&nbsp;</span><span class="yiv1399070958s4">Rachel Carson</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p4" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s4"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p4" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s4"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">In this refuge named for you</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">trees topple now and lean</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">I see you in the shape of the land</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">your head to the east&nbsp;</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">your sea-combed hair</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">spread across the marsh</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">your mouth the river’s mouth</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">your hands the estuary’s fingers</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">patient for spring</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">waiting as the blowdowns</span></p><p class="yiv1399070958p2" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;"></span><br></p><p class="yiv1399070958p5" style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;"><span class="yiv1399070958s5" style="font-weight:bold;">erode your sides, slide and pull</span></p><p class="yiv139907095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