Veronica Gaylie

A beautiful song….for a brand new day. Amazing Celia Cruz, sings it her own way:

I have a white rose to tend 

In July as in January - 

Cultivo una rosa blanca, 

En julio como en enero - 

Jose Marti

by Greg Younging

background by Brendan O’Brien, Magnolia Tree, Fernbank Studio, NZ. handmade paper.

A Purification
by Wendell Berry

At start of spring I open a trench
in the ground. I put into it
the winter’s accumulation of paper,
pages I do not want to read
again, useless words, fragments,
errors. And I put into it
the contents of the outhouse:
light of the sun, growth of the ground,
finished with one of their journeys.
To the sky, to the wind, then,
and to the faithful trees, I confess
my sins: that I have not been happy
enough, considering my good luck;
have listened to too much noise;
have been inattentive to wonders;
have lusted after praise.
And then upon the gathered refuse
of mind and body, I close the trench,
folding shut again the dark,
the deathless earth. Beneath that seal
the old escapes into the new.

Have Peace – Veronica

The poetry and work of the peace garden continues.

@atpeacegarden

The Peace Garden Movie shows a bit about some of our projects so far...enjoy!

Was this so long ago?  Happiness = always possible. To me, this is what Obama taught.

May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life.

– Pope Francis, World Day of Peace 2017

Drawing by Augustine (age 7), Kenya

An historic Supreme Court ruling for Kenya, and all of Africa. 

Canadian papers now covering Kenya.