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Kris De Welde

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Was talking to my students today about Hope as a practice and we began sharing our favorite sayings and poems about hope. I was able to introduce them to Pauli Murray and my favorite poem about hope. Thought I'd share here too.

Black text on pink gradient background on left that say:
Dark Testament, Verse 8
Hope is a crushed stalk
Between clenched fingers.
Hope is a bird’s wing
Broken by a stone.
Hope is a word in a tuneless ditty—
A word whispered with the wind,
A dream of forty acres and a mule,
A cabin of one’s own and a moment to rest,
A name and place for one’s children
And children’s children at last . . .
Hope is a song in a weary throat.
Give me a song of hope
And a world where I can sing it.
Give me a song of faith
And a people to believe in it.
Give me a song of kindliness
And a country where I can live it.
Give me a song of hope and love
And a brown girl’s heart to hear it.
On top right, pic of mural of Pauli Murray, with black text under it, "“Pauli Murray, Roots and Soul,” mural by Brett Cook, part of Face Up: Telling Stories of Community Life Project in Durham, North Carolina."
Bottom right: Pic of Pauli Murray from with her name written under it.

February 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Kris De Welde

@krisdewelde.bsky.social

Reading Catherine Denial’s just dropped Pedagogy of Kindness (OU press). A few quotables for survival and growth:
“If it’s not a strong yes, it’s a hell no.” (Cites Beth Goodbee)

“Transform yourself, transform the world.” (Cites Grace Lee Boggs)

“Kindness is…a practice & a journey”