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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

bowing with gratitude, poet Phyllis, for these words of yours on the page. thankful for the good ways technology enables us to keep each other company in these times.

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Bowing back, Emily. And technology is (can be) another dynamic way of demonstrating how we are all connected, all the time . . .

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Thank you!

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You're welcome, Catherine. Be well.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Wow, so purely true. Thank you for this gift of hope

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You're very welcome, Kathy. I'm glad you felt the gift come to you.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Yes….always hope 🙏

🕊 🌍 🕊

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Yes. Not pie-in-the-sky, but tough, tough hope.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Thank you ......

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You are so welcome! Bless you.

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Rise up into hope!

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Together we RISE . . .

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Thank you, again for your wise and consoling words. May there be peace.

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Indeed! May there be peace!

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Beautifully said. A wonderful prayer. May peace arise in us all.

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All we need is here. Can we bring it forth?

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Thank you Phyllis! Keeping hope alive.

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We can all be hope-keepers! And you're a great one, Myrtle!

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Thank you, and thank you for hosting a truly lovely poetry webinar last Thursday

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Wasn't that great medicine for the soul? Love you folks!

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

I've been avoiding the news all week, not wanting to hear the extent of the horrors and the aftermath. This morning, I watched the only show I'll watch to get news/opinions and the only journalist who I trust to cover the whole story. Thanks for your poem today, Phyllis. There's just not a lot more to say.

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It's when "there's just not a lot more to say" that I find poetry so helpful . . . Bless you.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Beautiful. May it be so.

Love,

Amrita

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May it be. May it be. May it be.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

powerful words and images. Thank you for capturing so much of what I have been feeling. And may there be peace.

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You're so welcome, Marie. We're in this together! May there be peace.

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Oct 15, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

So beautiful, thank you. May we all remember that innocent, seeking-for-life-and-love babe within each of us.

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May we remember! Bless you, Cherise.

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Soooo beautiful. Thank you for this tender tendril of peace.

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You're soooo welcome, Shelly.

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Oct 16, 2023Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Thank you for this beautiful poem Phyllis. Holding onto hope and peace.

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You're welcome. Let us hold on even for those who can't . . .

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