The River Whispers

the river whispers

sibilant sibyl

syllables slashing

rolling oil-slick

and water soft

muddied mother

Mississippi your

aching arms flung

wide home to

dragonflies and sludge

wrappers from rubbers

slow moving

speckled catfish

tugboats and tankers

paddlewheel Queens

calliopes sing

gaily as the sunlight

glancing off your surface

glittering as you gasp

for air and yet wash

welcome upon the

swampy shores of

teeming New Orleans

and sooth the souls

of strolling Voodoo Queens

and swallow the

offerings of magical workings

and smile secretly, serenely

in the night;

calm in your love

and confident in your might

 

                 - Cynthia Kiteley Lee     

Copyright  1990 - All Rights Reserved

 

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 International Women's Day

 

      "For in a hard-working society, it rare and even subversive to celebrate too much, to revel and keep on reveling; to stop whatever you're doing and rave, pray, throw things, go into trances, jump over bonfires, drape yourself in flowers, stay up all night, and scoop the froth from the sea." 

                                              --  Anneli Rufus

                                               World Holiday Book--Celebrations For Every Day Of The Year

 

Learn about the history and celebration of International Women's Day here.

This short slide show packs a powerful punch re: information about women's lives around the world:  http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-109205-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

 

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