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Issue No: 371-72, June-July 2020

Lock down muse: A sample of poems, pictures, paintings, prose writings, music, dances, videos, films and other creative outpourings made by Aurovilians during the lockdown

Despite the restrictions of quarantine, an innerly creative world was quietly emerging during the lockdown. For some Aurovilians, the halting of everyday busyness allowed their muse to take flight and for creativity to take form.Poems were written, pictures painted, books read, music played, dances danced, films videoed, as well as other uniquely meaningful acts of inspiration. Here is a sample of some of those Auroville creative outpourings during the lockdown time. Mother Earth calling her daughters homeCome home dear daughters, to your souls, to your skinCome home dear daughters, stepping out of the shadows, courageously leaning in The winds carry my voice, my songs of grief,The rivers carry my tears, trees bearing my message on every leaf I urge you to put down your ladles, your rolling pins and your knives,I urge you to pause in your hurried corporate lives The songbird has sung himself hoarse trying to catch your attention,The sun has hidden behind the moon in sheer dejectio...
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Annemarie Siefert, Germany, 20th Jul 2020, 01.12 PM

These comments and contributions are womderful and made me very happy.
Yours with gratitude
Annemarie from Germany

Issue No. 371-72, June-July 2020

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  • COVID-19: a wake-up call
  • Stepping up to the task: the work of the COVID Task Force
  • The new food regime: “Bring your own tiffin! Sanitize your hands! Wear your mask!”
  • The challenges facing Auroville’s commercial units
  • Lock down muse: A sample of poems, pictures, paintings, prose writings, music, dances, videos, films and other creative outpourings made by Aurovilians during the lockdown
  • Education during the pandemic: how schools are reaching their students after closures
  • Koodam: providing a heart connection during the lockdown
  • The Gratitude Cake Project
  • Passings: Uschi Ernst; Vijayamala Ganapatrao; Jan Pieter Derksen
  • COVID and the local villages: the response of Auroville’s Village Action Group
  • More than a number the work of Coast India Initiative for migrants from Jharkhand
  • In memoriam: Roma Hira

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