Tonight Pat and I went to a unique bookstore in Riverwest area of Milwaukee to hear a friend read poems from her new book Justice Freedom Herbs. The author, Peggy Roza, has lived a life full of action of civil rights and peace issues while retaining her balance as English professor and herb grower.

Peggy accomplishes in her poetry book with something I struggled with since the beginning of this web page, www.nonviolentcow.org,in 2006, using the garden as a metaphor for social justice.

Listening to her poems of social justice tangled with her herb garden inspired me to get out in the garden and start working as well to keep alive my involvement in struggle for social justice. Also I realize I need to make a better effort in this Diary of the Worm to mix observations from the garden with observation of everyday living in the struggle for peace and justice. Here is title poem that maybe says it better than I can:

Justice Freedom Herbs

Are the garden markers in the shed?

Behind all the mess in the garage?

herbaceous, gracious, courageous,
how can I grow anything poetic?

This is our act of faith.

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