Beautfu. Thank you for the heritage we a have shared. Happy New Year. Judi White On Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 8:43 AM Karen Snyder via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

*'New Day's Lyric'*

*--by Amanda Gorman <https://www.dailygood.org/search.php?op=auth&name=Amanda%20Gorman>, Dec 31, 2021*

*May this be the day*

*We come together.*

*Mourning, we come to mend,*

*Withered, we come to weather,*

*Torn, we come to tend,*

*Battered, we come to better.*

*Tethered by this year of yearning,*

*We are learning*

*That though we weren't ready for this,*

*We have been readied by it.*

*We steadily vow that no matter*

*How we are weighed down,*

*We must always pave a way forward.*

***

*This hope is our door, our portal.*

*Even if we never get back to normal,*

*Someday we can venture beyond it,*

*To leave the known and take the first steps.*

*So let us not return to what was normal,*

*But reach toward what is next.*

***

*What was cursed, we will cure.*

*What was plagued, we will prove pure.*

*Where we tend to argue, we will try to agree,*

*Those fortunes we forswore, now the future we foresee,*

*Where we weren't aware, we're now awake;*

*Those moments we missed*

*Are now these moments we make,*

*The moments we meet,*

*And our hearts, once all together beaten,*

*Now all together beat.*

***

*Come, look up with kindness yet,*

*For even solace can be sourced from sorrow.*

*We remember, not just for the sake of yesterday,*

*But to take on tomorrow.*

***

*We heed this old spirit,*

*In a new day's lyric,*

*In our hearts, we hear it:*

*For auld lang syne, my dear,*

*For auld lang syne.*

*Be bold, sang Time this year,*

*Be bold, sang Time,*

*For when you honor yesterday,*

*Tomorrow ye will find.*

*Know what we've fought*

*Need not be forgot nor for none.*

*It defines us, binds us as one,*

*Come over, join this day just begun.*

*For wherever we come together,*

*We will forever overcome.*

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Thanks for sending, Karen.  Beautiful and inspiring! Ellie :) -----Original Message----- From: Karen Snyder via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: ICA Dialogue <Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>; OE Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>; all ica's <ica-network@ica-international.org> Cc: Karen Snyder <karen.snyder10@gmail.com> Sent: Fri, Dec 31, 2021 7:36 am Subject: [Dialogue] Wishing that the spirit of Amanda's prophetic voice may be yours in 2022 'New Day's Lyric'--by Amanda Gorman, Dec 31, 2021Maythis be the dayWecome together.Mourning,we come to mend,Withered,we come to weather,Torn,we come to tend,Battered,we come to better.Tetheredby this year of yearning,Weare learningThatthough we weren't ready for this,Wehave been readied by it.Westeadily vow that no matterHowwe are weighed down,Wemust always pave a way forward.*Thishope is our door, our portal.Evenif we never get back to normal,Somedaywe can venture beyond it,Toleave the known and take the first steps.Solet us not return to what was normal,Butreach toward what is next.*Whatwas cursed, we will cure.Whatwas plagued, we will prove pure.Wherewe tend to argue, we will try to agree,Thosefortunes we forswore, now the future we foresee,Wherewe weren't aware, we're now awake;Thosemoments we missedArenow these moments we make,Themoments we meet,Andour hearts, once all together beaten,Nowall together beat.*Come,look up with kindness yet,Foreven solace can be sourced from sorrow.Weremember, not just for the sake of yesterday,Butto take on tomorrow.*Weheed this old spirit,Ina new day's lyric,Inour hearts, we hear it:Forauld lang syne, my dear,Forauld lang syne.Bebold, sang Time this year,Bebold, sang Time,Forwhen you honor yesterday,Tomorrowye will find.Knowwhat we've foughtNeednot be forgot nor for none.Itdefines us, binds us as one,Comeover, join this day just begun.Forwherever we come together,Wewill forever overcome. _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net