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Wholly Human

by Ethel Mortenson Davis

Fannie Lou Hamer
was beaten by a policeman
until he couldn’t beat her any longer,
so he had his partner continue
the beating.

That day, Fannie Lou
left part of her brain
there on the ground,
but she didn’t leave her courage.
She came back for more.

Because she only wanted
her people to be free,
free from fear,
free from beatings,
free from death
just free to enjoy life,
to be wholly human.

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Bird of Paradise

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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Three Sails

A pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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Why Night Was Made

by Ethel Mortenson Davis

I’m sure night was made
when man invented war
so that darkness would
put her arms around him,
slowing him down
so that he could think things over.
And then at dawn
start new again.

I’m sure night was made
when war came to this family,
breath knocked out of the man,
the woman and child 
languishing in the street.
Darkness would give them
a few moments of relief.

I’m sure darkness was made
when man invented war.

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Melodies of the Sun

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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Peace Figure

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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Cosmic Mirror

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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Hope

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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A Place Where we Live

Potawatomi State Park

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Figures

a pastel by Ethel Mortenson Davis

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