Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

Category: Today’s Issues

  • For the USA

    Post Views = 2295The New Colossus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that…

  • Juneteenth

    Post Views = 1362Juneteenth, today, Why haven’t I heard before Why the silence Why a refusal to recognize A lament for all I’ve missed For all I’ve never known For brushing off the bits of information that were there Crumbs I thought But more than crumbs, seeds   Juneteenth, today, The cities are burning The…