<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Kate - what a beautiful poem. Such a strong image of woman as earth ... caring. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Such a conundrum, this mass of humanity on Earth, our beautiful garden planet of limited physical resources.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Thank you for sharing, and for caring.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">💟 Debbie E<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 11:35 PM Kate Chappell via oxford63 <<a href="mailto:oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com">oxford63@mailman.cyber-community.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><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 </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> andrea rothkimmich <<a href="mailto:arothkimmich@gmail.com" target="_blank">arothkimmich@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 13, 2021 at 8:48:33 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> Eco-Justice Project <<a href="mailto:ecojustice@splitthisrock.org" target="_blank">ecojustice@splitthisrock.org</a>>, Megan Grumbling <<a href="mailto:mgrumbling@hotmail.com" target="_blank">mgrumbling@hotmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:meghansterling36@gmail.com" target="_blank">meghansterling36@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:natalie.dana@maine.edu" target="_blank">natalie.dana@maine.edu</a>, Katherine Cheney Chappell <<a href="mailto:katecheneychapell@icloud.com" target="_blank">katecheneychapell@icloud.com</a>>, Kathleen Ellis <<a href="mailto:kathleen.ellis@maine.edu" target="_blank">kathleen.ellis@maine.edu</a>><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.  '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 : <span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(14,113,235);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial;font-size:14px" target="_blank">https://networkmaine.zoom.us/j/83334622472</a></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.847);font-family:-apple-system-font;font-size:12px"></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><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"></div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite">
</blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:31px">With Rachel in Her Refuge</span></div></div></blockquote><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-style:italic">But man is a part of nature,</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-style:italic">and his war against nature </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-style:italic">is ultimately a war against himself.  <span> </span>– </span><span>Rachel Carson</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">In this refuge named for you</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">trees topple now and lean</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">I see you in the shape of the land</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">your head to the east </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">your sea-combed hair</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">spread across the marsh</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">your mouth the river’s mouth</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">your hands the estuary’s fingers</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">patient for spring</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">waiting as the blowdowns</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">erode your sides, slide and pull</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">the very earth of you oceanward.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">Returning like sea water </span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">to salt pans, you wait</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">for the white-throat in the stillness</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">of snow falling on dry leaves,</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">wait for your voice to rise</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">through half a century’s abuse</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">into our time of wildfires</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">fracking  <span> </span>droughts  <span> </span>floods:</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">challenging man and his war</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">against nature once again,</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">a still small voice</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">still waiting to be heard.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-weight:bold">——</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Kate Cheney Chappell</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><br><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:22.7px"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p><blockquote type="cite"><div 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