Friday, July 10, 2026

Yellow Rose with Green Bee


 

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  1. Miriam Therese's version of "America the Beautiful":

    How beautiful, our spacious skies, our amber waves of grain;
    our purple mountains as they rise above the fruitful plain.
    America! America! God's gracious gifts abound,
    and more and more we're grateful for life's bounty all around. --

    Indigenous and immigrant, our daughters and our sons:
    O may we never rest content till all are truly one.
    America! America! God grant that we may be
    a sisterhood and brotherhood from sea to shining sea. --

    How beautiful, sincere lament, the wisdom born of tears,
    the courage called for to repent the bloodshed through the years.
    America! America! God grant that we may be
    a nation blessed with none oppressed, true land of liberty. --

    How beautiful, two continents, and islands in the sea
    that dream of peace, nonviolence, all people living free.
    Americas! Americas! God grant that we may be
    a hemisphere where people here all live in harmony.

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  2. I like the second verse best
    -- nordy

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  3. I keep getting "failed to post" when using my laptop. I can post from my phone. Very annoying. -- nordy

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    1. Same, nordy. And I agree. Susan

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    2. That is NOT okay!! I sure wish I understood why these glitches happen, so we could come up with a fix. I know such things really bothered poor puddle. She had it rough being on dialup!

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  4. UN Reports Severe Chickenpox Outbreak in Gaza Strip as Displaced Palestinians Crowd in Tent Cities

    Over 9,000 cases of infection were reported in just two weeks, with over half in Khan Yunis, according to a recent UN report -- Haaretz -- nordy



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    1. Chicken pox will be the least of it by the time it's over. -- nordy

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    2. So utterly sad. Sickness always follows war and destruction.
      Small wonder the anger and hatred go on generation to generation.
      The cycle has to be permanently broken and trust for future healing must be earned.

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  5. As promised, I wrote more here about our trip to Cape Cod...but owing to the hour I moved it over to the new thread!

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