Like many, I am saddened by the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ethical ELA is having its September Open Write. Monday’s prompt came from Denise Krebs. She asked us to write about news that resonated with us. My poem is somewhat of a found poem. I found words and phrases but changed the order to create this poem.
RBG
There’s an empty chair at the table,
a vacancy on the highest court.Candles burn a vigil
for a cherished colleague,
champion of Justice.Joan Ruth–a pioneer
for equality,
for women,
for righteousness.Historic tributes glow
Margaret Simon, found poem
for her stalwart stature
in a lace collar.
The Learning Network of the New York Times has this great Lesson of the Day about RBG.
Reflections on the Teche 
Beautiful poem, Margaret.
I was so moved when I heard of women going to Harvard Law School to light Yartzeit candles for her.
RBG was a giant. Her loss is enormous.
Have to go check out the NYT and the lesson. Love found poetry, and yours is especially important.
Thank you for this! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
Nice images- my favorite is the last verse.
Where did you “find” parts of the poem? News articles?
I should have put in a link to the article: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/09/justice_ruth_bader_ginsburg_a_.html
You found just the right words for this tribute poem. I especially love the final stanza and the image of her “stalwart stature in a lace collar.”
[…] So with zero idea of what to post for today’s slice, I sought inspiration in other slices and found that nugget in Reflections of the Teche. (Source: Margaret Simon’s post here) […]
Your found poem is inspirational both in form and subject. She was an amazing woman and you successfully captured her being with just the right words in this piece.
Thank you for these lovely thoughts, Margaret. Will we ever look at a lace collar again without thoughts of RBG?
This is such a wonderful found poem, Margaret. I love that ending stanza.
I am thinking about the interconnectedness of candles, righteousness, and a lingering glow throughout history – the word that comes to mind, with the final adorning image of that iconic lace collar, is dignity. Beautiful found-poem tribute, Margaret.