Yesterday (December 15, 2021) The world lost a great seer. My wife, Peggy, and I Lost a dear friend And colleague At Berea College Too soon. bell hooks was brilliant. She lit up the world And Jackson Street No less Just down from our place There in Central Kentucky. Countless times She graced our kitchen table Over 15 years together Just the 3 of us Breaking Peggy’s French bread Or at larger gatherings On special occasions. bell introduced Berea To Cornel West In a living room soiree I’ll not forget And to Laverne Cox And Emma Watson. bell was a celebrity too Beyond any of them But you'd never know it. Always up For deep conversation About issues, Feminism for everyone And liberation, The sprite in her Found yet more energy For gossip and trash talk. She was nothing If not great fun. “Let’s recite our favorite poems” She’d suggest. Or “talk about Our romantic relationships,” She’d grin With that wicked twinkle In her mischievous eyes. And we’d obey. We did! Poems one after another. And one night At that kitchen table In darkness Relieved by candlelight Eight or so grave professors Bared secrets About just that Our romances! Can you imagine? Extraordinary and memorable. And so she was. bell showed it In her books and lectures That changed the world. Didn’t they? Didn't she? They transformed Berea College students, And all who read and heard Across the planet. They changed me and Peggy. More than anything however, bell hooks was a seeker With infinite energy For prayer and meditation And the goddess Understood as Pure Love Absolutely forgiving Creator of a world With room for everyone Feminist or not .. So, rest in peace Dear friend, And sister Dear teacher And prophet. Dear author And speaker, Dear fellow traveler And seeker. Diminutive giant of a woman, We love you, Dearest bell. We are grateful For your gifts And most of all, For your Rare goddess grace.
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Wonderful, thank you
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Wonderful, thank you Mike.
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