#Author Interview – Annette Rochelle Aben

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Source: #Author Interview – Annette Rochelle Aben

lift off

There’s a wee, small voice

Encouraging you to fly

Oh those restless wings

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben

expanding horizons

Whisper to the wind

Hear the reply in your heart

Calling you to grow

Reach out from your soul

Wink at the clouds floating by

Feel nature smile

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben

heart beats

Love songs will help us

Never run out of moonlight

Or reasons to dream

Where hands find their gloves

Vows are made, forever kept

Souls always find mates

The tunes filled with hope

Sung by those ready to try

Time and time again

©2016 Annette Rochelle Aben

World Poetry Day 2016

Today, March 21, 2016, is World Poetry Day. In 1999, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created this day to “recognize the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.”    There is some documentation showing this day, dating as far back as 1950 and in some places around the world, the celebration continues through October.

We have this beautiful statement from the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on the importance of World Poetry Day.

“By paying tribute to the men and women whose only instrument is free speech, who imagine and act. UNESCO recognizes in poetry its value as a symbol of the human spirit’s creativity. By giving form and words that which has none – such as the unfathomable beauty that surrounds us, the immense suffering and misery of the world – poetry contributes to the expression of our common humanity, helping to increase its strength, solidarity and self-awareness.”

To and for all the poets in the world.  To and for all those who appreciate poetry in its various and remarkable forms. To and for all who have gone before us, stand with us and have yet to make their presence known, I am honored to say, I, too, am a poet and this is my day!

Annette Rochelle Aben

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