Two poems that deal with weather.
Just like new Spring snow,
Stars, the color of sunrise
Fall on morning grass.
– Karen Kenyon
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tap-tap-tap-tapping
rain on an old metal shed –
faulty metronome.
– Jadene Felina Stevens
Jean Paul Samputu lost his family during the genocide in Rwanda. But he overcame rage and resentment by learning to forgive – even for his father's killer.
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Award-winning musician Jean Paul Samputu lost his family during the genocide in Rwanda. But he overcame rage and resentment by learning to forgive.
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