"A teacher says, Take out your pencils. Begin."


Elizabeth Alexander, Inauguration Poem 2009


I like a lot about her poem, but for some reason that caught my ear and has become my mantra for the new year...

"Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy..."

St. Francis, as told to Dear Abby (?)


didn't realize they knew each other...