Day 35-Judy Who???

Dad has been slowly improving since his "DBA."  I know this because we had a funny moment...the kind that you would have to be there to really understand. I'll try to explain...

Dad read a plaque inscribed near the finch's cage and really loved it.  He found beauty in its words and wanted me to find the poem online to read it again.  So we searched and searched.  He assured me the poet was Judy Cleveland.  After several unsuccessful attempts, I gave up.  No luck.  Erica visited the next day and dad tried again to look her up.  This time, he tried the name Judy Chicago.  Success!! Too funny! Only my dad would confuse Cleveland and Chicago! Ironically, one of these cities was his birth city and the other city is where we grew up.  Kudos dad for trying!

The Merger Poem by Judy Chicago

One of Chicago’s most popular texts is the “Merger Poem”, originally written in conjunction with The Dinner Party. This beautiful and hopeful text has been integrated into many contemporary liturgies and published in numerous books.

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And then all that has divided us will merge.
And then compassion will be wedded to power
And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind.
And then both men and women will be gentle.
And then both women and men will be strong.
And then no person will be subject to another’s will.
And then all will be rich and free and varied.
And then the greed of some will give way to the needs of many.
And then all will share equally in the earth’s abundance.
And then all will care for the sick and the weak and the old.
And then all will nourish the young.
And then all will cherish life’s creatures.
And then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth.
And then everywhere will be called Eden once again. 

- Judy Chicago

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