The Forest for the Trees
by Rena Priest -Citizen of the Lhaq’temish [Lummi] Nation and Washington State’s 2021-2023 poet laureate I have seen a tree split in twofrom the weight of its opposing branches.It can survive, though its heart is exposed.I have seen a country do this too. I have heard an elder saythat we must be like the willow—bend…
Celebrate the struggle! ‘Twas ever thus…
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.” —Frederick Douglass, speech in 1857 in Canandaigua, NY
Lovely Poem by Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate
“These Abundant and Generous Homelands” Watch Rena Priest, a member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation and Washington State Poet Laureate, read “These Abundant and Generous Homelands” poem, written to the theme of “A Vision For A More Equitable 2023” at the 2023 State of the State address during the joint legislative session. On April 4, 2023, a new…
Pledge allegiance to the trees
Written by OCA board member Bob Vreeland: I pledge allegiance to the trees, which help give me the oxygen I breathe, And to the roots that hold the soil, so salmon streams do not get spoiled. Biodiversity under their shade, with clean water and a stable climate for all.
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