Salve for a Damaged World
Our bruised world’s in need of magic
to soften all its edges.
Sage words to dispense shadows
and draw jumpers off of ledges.
To bring moisture to our deserts
and return our skies to blue.
To rewrite horror stories
with endings that are new.
Our distressed minds need stretching
and action is the key
to snap us out of sorrow
and set our country free.
These pictures were taken at today’s rally to protest actions by the current U.S. administration. It was held in Ajijic, Mexico and was well-attended and peaceful. Most of the attendees were U.S. expats living in Mexico.
My outing is a bit different from everyone else’s but I hope it qualifies for the Lens Artists Challenge to share our last outing.
Words for The Sunday Whirl Wordle 701 are: magic shadows key stretch sage snaps bruise edges writing blue world desert
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
I hope the administration in USA pays attention
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so prescient of u Judy… as always. Hang in there. These times r tough, the global impact… wow! How does this happen and how is such a mess unraveled?
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It just boggles the mind.
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mostly if not all women. Do men not feel the threat?
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There were a lot of men, too. The thing is that in a town where the expats are mainly retirees, there are a lot more women, since they seem to outlive the men!
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Thank you for all the Ex-pats joining us in solidarity today. We had close to 1,000 participants which is pretty darn good in town of 35,000 in a red state.
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I hope it has an effect!!!!
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❤️
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Well expressed.
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Good post Judy.
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Good to see this! An outing worthy of applause – standing up for what is human and right!
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Excellent. The ‘kepe hurtin edukaton’ sign is perfect!
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That was my favorite, too, John.
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Excellent poem (as plea), Judy!
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