Liberation—the act of setting someone free from slavery, imprisonment, bondage—supersedes the physical. The liberated must have release—freedom from limits in thoughts or behavior. Liberation encompasses the physical, emotional, psychological self to be truly free.
It’s like the prophet-artist Bob Marley sang in “Redemption Song”—“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds”.
In liberation exists a tapestry woven with threads of courage and dreams. It is a space where boundaries of all types dissolve, and enables the spirit to soar on wings of freedom.
This is what Texas native Opal Lee dreamed of. At 96 years old [in 2023] she fought her entire adult life for this day to be recognized as a federal holiday. June 19, 1865 commemorates Union soldiers arrival in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, signed earlier by President Abraham Lincoln, which freed enslaved people.
Renewal in spring
Like nature liberated
Dreams unbound, take flight
Afterword: dVerse Haibun Monday the prompt is to compose a Haibun on the theme “liberation” in honor of Juneteenth, which is today, June 19th.
A haibun is a Japanese literary form that combines prose and haiku.
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What a well-informed haibun, Dawn, which explored liberation with a Bob Marley quote, an excellent example that was new to me, and a flourish of a haiku.
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Hi Kim. Thanks much. I love Bob Marley and thought his Redemption Song was a right fit for a liberation piece. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the affirmation. Cheers 😊🙏🏽😊
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You are very welcome.
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😊🙏🏽😊
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Beautiful and so true.
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Thanks dear Sadje!!!!!
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You’re always welcome
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😊🙏🏽😊
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Trying to imagine the Emancipation Proclamation declared and nobody enforcing it for a couple of more years. Oh, the agony. The reception of Juneteenth around here is a faint echo from then. Very powerful haibun, Dawn.
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Thanks so much. Thought: Is the declaration of freedom actually freedom till those in bondage are actually liberated!?
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You’re welcome. I think that freedom is a state of mind…
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Absolutely. Absolutely. 💯% agree 😊
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Lovely haibun
Much💚love
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Much thanks Gillena!!! Cheers 😊🙏🏽😊
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Thank you Gillena. A bit late but better late than never. Cheers 🌺🙏🏽🌺
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A wonderful discourse on the nature of liberation. I appreciate the haiku that caps it off!
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Thanks Frank. Appreciate your feedback. Happy Juneteenth!!
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