The Daily Boost #508
Befriend. Befriend. Befriend.
THESE STRANGERS, IN A FOREIGN WORLD, Emily Dickinson These Strangers, in a foreign World, Protection asked of me— Befriend them, lest Yourself in Heaven Be found a Refugee— (from The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson, Back Bay Books, 1976)
(My thanks to Emily Dickinson, via Verse.)
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Yes, and Yes, and Yes....
Open my heart...
Open all of our hearts...
And may it be so!
GRATEFULLY, Barbara
YES, I taught refugees for many years, I still think of those students everyday! Such grateful, joyous and BRAVE souls! Canada offered there families huge assistance as a country should...
peace
joanne