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"No. 1,
I'm the least anti-semitic person
that you've ever seen in
your entire life.
No. 2, Racism, the least racist person."
- Donald Trump -
by Timothy Snyder, NYT 8-19-17
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In the Path of Totality
Written 8-18-17 by Gaynelle O'Neil
Mastered Veteran Counselor; writer;
US Army Major, ret'd
Her blog is AVALON REFLECTIONS
We are corresponding personal friends
of 18 years. Lives in Dallas, Oregon
With the coming eclipse
and the frenzy
surrounding its arrival,
“in the path of totality” is a phrase
that I hear and see
repeatedly in the news,
in the grocery store,
at the gas station, and online.
It is everywhere these days.
Pictures document the pathway
of the wave of darkness passing
over the nation while
t-shirts and memorabilia
line store shelves celebrating
“The Great American Eclipse!”
Call me a Debbie Downer, but
as I hear that phrase and consider
what is happening in the United states,
I think of things other than the sun and the moon.
I see a darkness spreading across our nation
that has nothing to do with
intersecting solar pathways.
Oozing across the landscape of the country
this darkness is a black plague,
a disease of anger and hatred eclipsing
decency and respect.
The infection has been here before,
but the recent outbreak is caused
by a vector squatting
in the highest office of this nation.
as I hear that phrase and consider
what is happening in the United states,
I think of things other than the sun and the moon.
I see a darkness spreading across our nation
that has nothing to do with
intersecting solar pathways.
Oozing across the landscape of the country
this darkness is a black plague,
a disease of anger and hatred eclipsing
decency and respect.
The infection has been here before,
but the recent outbreak is caused
by a vector squatting
in the highest office of this nation.
Being In the path of totality
brings to my mind many
different images, most of which
are directly connected to the toxic toad,
that frog-prince pretender
illegally occupying the White House.
As the shadow of evil spreads
across the face of our nation
the darkness seems intent upon
blotting out the light of freedom
and hope which have made our country
a beacon for the world.
I cling to the knowledge that even
at its most total coverage, those of us
in the path of totality will see that,
while the world grows dark,
a corona of light persists,
encircling the shadow, surrounding
the darkness with a glow of hope.
brings to my mind many
different images, most of which
are directly connected to the toxic toad,
that frog-prince pretender
illegally occupying the White House.
As the shadow of evil spreads
across the face of our nation
the darkness seems intent upon
blotting out the light of freedom
and hope which have made our country
a beacon for the world.
I cling to the knowledge that even
at its most total coverage, those of us
in the path of totality will see that,
while the world grows dark,
a corona of light persists,
encircling the shadow, surrounding
the darkness with a glow of hope.
That light, reflected
in the eyes of the people who stand up
for the rights of others,
reassures me that light will
not be extinguished;
it may fall into shadow,
but it will not disappear.
in the eyes of the people who stand up
for the rights of others,
reassures me that light will
not be extinguished;
it may fall into shadow,
but it will not disappear.
Yet our King Lear charade
continues as he gives away the nation
to those who flatter him most. In his madness,
pride and ego drive him to ever more
dangerous positions, putting the entire world
in danger of being in
a different path of totality.
Total destruction.
continues as he gives away the nation
to those who flatter him most. In his madness,
pride and ego drive him to ever more
dangerous positions, putting the entire world
in danger of being in
a different path of totality.
Total destruction.
