A Candle Burns While Mountains Fall
August 3, 2009
Tonight we gather
in the light of our leaders
as friends and neighbors
and peaceful greeters
Our candle’s flame will form a peak
just like the mountains
for which it speaks
As it burns, ... *continue reading*
Labels: Appalachia, Jimmy Carter, Lafayette Park, mountains, Mountaintop Removal, National Council of Churches, rally, SMCRA, strip-mining, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, Vigil, Washington D.C.
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