http://disqus.com/people/Aine/enWed, 14 May 2008 12:21:49 -0000http://themoderatevoice.com/general/19622/thats-a-pretty-big-statue/#comment-463025The artist won the commission based on a very different concept- of MLKs head and shoulders emerging from a boulder (almost Mount Rushmore like). Either he decided for himself that this change was a great idea,or somebody gave approval for him to change it. Either way, it is a style that is not only not reflective of MLK, but not reflective of his era or style. Like runasim, to me it is very totalitarian / soviet era in style.AineWed, 14 May 2008 12:21:49 -0000http://themoderatevoice.com/society/death/19542/when-a-good-mother-sails-from-this-world/#comment-461069Not a year yet- just coming up to 3 months since my mother died, and 6 weeks since her mother died. <br><br>Although I am still stuck in the first verse, this poem/song of the heart is the first thing that has given me the idea that there is a place going forward that keeps what I don't want to leave behind. For this one reader, at this time, it has been a gift of grace. Thank you.AineWed, 14 May 2008 05:27:34 -0000