Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“I want to be proud

of this country,

but when aspects of our policy

don’t align with my ethics,

I want to protest them

and try to change them.”

— Shepard Fairey

with sidewalks all full

voices speak up for fairness

drown out injustice

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Wood Storks communicate by snapping their bills together in a loud, hard-to-ignore clacking sound • Photo at Wakodahatchee Wetlands and “Speak Up” haiku by Mary O’Connor

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