Absolutely GENIUS poem, Caroline.

…earts cannot grasp —
we need to teach the children the old words,
so that if they should feel lost,
the old words might colour for them
a warm and breathing, living map, 
a light to guide them safely home.
We Need to Teach the Children the Old Words
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Caroline Mellor
Jenine Bsharah Baines
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Dec 14, 2021
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Absolutely GENIUS poem, Caroline. Not only children need the map...I am saving this poem. I'll memorize the words/names/terms I didn't know. THANKS so much!
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Written by Jenine Bsharah Baines3K Followers
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J…Jen…Jeni…Jenine... Proper names are poetry in the raw. (W.H. Auden) Poet, singer, seeker, hippie grandmother gleefully revealing herself
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