[Critique Group 1] November 2022 submission

[Deanna Noriega]

A Gathering Place of Hopes and Dreams

By DeAnna Quietwater Noriega

 

We stand here together as the heart of a nation,

Whose people have come from many far places,

The first to come arrived on foot over a land bridge,

They came seeking a brighter future for their children,

How could it not be so?

 

This land is a gathering place of many hearts,

Our past can be read on our skins and faces,

It shapes our beliefs and colors our attitudes,

We must learn to accept and understand one another,

How could it not be so?

 

We have struggled to bring justice and freedom

Not just for some, but all of our people.

We have reached-out during times of trouble

After vicious attacks, storms, fires and earthquakes.

How could it not be so?

 

We are a nation of immigrants and seekers,

We must acknowledge our shared humanity,

And open our minds and hearts to one another,

For we are the children of THIS earth under one sky,

How could it not be so?

 

 

DeAnna Quietwater Noriega

Cell: 573-544-3511

Email:  <mailto:dqnoriega at gmail.com> dqnoriega at gmail.com

Author of Fifty Years of Walking with Friends

https://www.dldbooks.com/dqnoriega/

 

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