In stillness
and humbled by the
vastness of a
cloudy sky
I watch her appear
skipping and turning
black hair and bright colors
vibrant in the stormy landscape
parents close by
watch over
the playful dance
pausing
she looks out
toward trees and sky
somewhere
in this country
another brown child
children
toddlers in diapers
now in cages
separated
from
parents
broken hearts
and
souls
fragmented
psyches
thrown
into
exile
Summer 2018
Dancing to the Words 
This is really good!
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I’m glad you like it. Thanks for following my blog.
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This picture is so dramatic both in terms of color and theme. Nice shot!
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Thanks, I like ‘dramatic’. That’s how it felt to me.
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What a heartbreaking and beautiful poem. I love the photo too.
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Thank you Sarah
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Thoughts I share with you that are so heart wrenching. Beautifully expressed.
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Thank you Angeline. Yes, this situation with the children is so heart wrenching. From what I hear the numbers of unaccompanied youth coming across the border are increasing!
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Oh no. I’ve been off the news grid a lot recently and hadn’t heard. Hard to say how this will end.
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So sad that this happened and may still be happening. So wrong. Great poem.
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Yes it is very sad… Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Interesting photo editing, creating a visual story of a young girl walking into the distance of an unknown, stormy future. What is happening concerning basic human rights is incomprehensible. 😦 Very powerful post, Arati.
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Thank you Olga.
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Powerful post Arati.
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Thanks Nitya. It took a while to come together and I am happy with it 🙂
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Stunning Arati!!!
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Thank you so much. This one means a lot to me. The thoughts, images and words have been laying just below the surface all summer. Finally a couple of days ago they coalesced into something tangible that I could work with.
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