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On the sign:
IN TOPAZ
Can this hard earth break wide The stiff stillness of snow And yield me promise that This is not always so?
Surely, the warmth of sun Can pierce the earth ice-bound, Until grass comes to life, Outwitting barren ground!
Berkeley’s poetry Walk was laid in October 2003 along Edison Street between Shattuck and Milvia Streets. The route includes 128 metal plates with excerpts from songs, each of which is related in one way or another to the city of Berkeley.
The current plate features a poem by the American poet of Japanese origin Toyo Suyemoto (1916-2003). She lived in Berkeley, and studied English and Latin at the University of Berkeley. In World War II she was imprisoned due to her Japanese ancestry, and was in the Topaz War Relocation Center where Americans of Japanese ancestry were imprisoned. The song is about the detention center.
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