In Light of Hope
Sally Fell
In Light of Hope
Sally Fell
Friends that would be family, a
community that cares, a
government that functions, the genius
and hard work of research scientists, …
these are among reasons for gratitude …
instilling a simple Truth – restating it
again and again, through actions, small
and monumental: Each individual life
is worth harnessing our resources, investing
our efforts and labor, to give our
all, do everything we can … to
preserve and protect. One flower cannot
make a garden, but one,
another, another – the blossoming efforts
of character growth – a multitude,
planting their seeds of effort … soon
the garden becomes a landscaped wonder –
all in service of
each one, who does not stand alone, and
rises – all – from grounds of our being,
standing strong, enduring, contributing
to Nature our own…. Friends, neighbors, who are like
family, that constitutes a community of caring. A government
that works to serve the people –
in stress; life, livelihood threatened – a government, democratic, that
quietly, effectively comes to the rescue … a government
made up of individual flowers, rising
the color of their character, in our night,
processing the light of their knowledge and abilities
in order to blossom the beauty
of their
God-given spirit, to serve an essence
that is so exquisite, makes scents,
it is breathtaking to behold … an
essence we all share.
I have spent most of my life following my heart – earning a BA in Piano Performance from Oberlin College, and MS in Human Services-Counseling at National-Louis University. A pivotal moment in my life occurred after college, when I began to see the poetry in life, and write about what I saw. Every morning since then, I have pursued this passion. Writing poetry has been a way for me to begin to grasp life’s Author, and what well may be His love for us. I have lived in Evanston for 40 years – working on staff at Northwestern University, as a counselor in Student Affairs at National-Louis University, a pre-health advisor at Loyola University Chicago, and am now retired with my pandemic buddy, my beloved chocolate lab.