by Jessica De Jesus on Aug 17, 2010

We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted,
knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation
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by Meredith Fenton on May 7, 2010
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In honor of Mother’s Day on Sunday, we share this poem from Ella Baker Center’s Joyce Cook, one of our Books Not Bars Family Organizers. Joyce was recently recognized by KQED as a Women’s History Month Local Hero.
NO MATTER WHAT by Joyce Cook
Mother Mother, there… Read more