The story of Belvie Rooks and Dedan Gills, their journey and their transformation, is “as old as eternity and new as now.” Dedan and Belvie had been already activists, mentors, and voices for justice, however in their union, they became an even greater power for compassion and like. Dedan (1945-2015) was a lifelong interpersonal justice and human being rights activist who seen himself as a “soulutionary.” His favourite mantra-“Music is normally my medicine! Kindness can be my music!”-was not only the sign of his work but about I Give You the Springtime of My Blushing Center: A Poetic Love Song the quality of his existence. Barbara Holmes writes, “His laughter, intelligence, and attentive existence set the example of how to soar while on this individual journey.”

Belvie and Dedan’s trip took these to Accra, Ghana, where they were married; across the USA and Canada-including the Underground Railroad and Civil Privileges Trail-planting trees and building community in towns like Toronto and Oakland as part of their organization Developing A Global Heart; and finally to Dedan’s malignancy medical diagnosis and passing at Zen Hospice in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA in 2015. This reserve, born of this journey, speaks to love that’s at once personal, collective, and cosmic. Each web page holds an invitation to seek beauty amidst heartbreak, and to raise the degree of mankind. Belvie’s intelligence and listening for how this book wanted to end up being written, as well as the reflections of many who knew Dedan well, let it resonate with remembrance, but also with another born of each of us.