Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post.
At first I was simply excited for your education, but as I continued reading I appreciated the activism in your heart. I do agree that times are difficult and that people need to be more loving towards each other.
I appreciate your piece of writing so much. I am sorry for your losses, I just hope you continue to better yourself and take care of yourself.
I just reading through the 'BLOGS " Not even even hearing of the word before. Looking up a charge me friend got in trouble for. Here I came across this BLOG and found myself hour or so later still reading. I totally agree with what you talking about. MUSIC for me and reading what you say. Music Expresses how I'm feeling through the songs lyrics. I'm mood makes me pick the song. The song speaks for me. I sit down in a room with others. I feel the energy throughout the room. That energy picked that song. If someone is around without me speaking. The song I picked says it all to whom is there. My mood can change at any given moment. Before cancer I did listen to music a lot more. I still do but I have TV involved in my life at 50. Little sooner than I planned. Not my choice believe it. I say TV because I never watched it before up til 1 year ago. 3 years only have 5 to live I'm told . Then 2 years but 3 in so I just get up every day but not as long as 4 months ago. I gotta lay down more. I hate that. As I'm sure you hate a lot of things too? No choice sucks you agree? I got a death sentence maybe I did someone wrong and deserved cancer. Sorry off track for a minute. I don't know you as you don't me. Maybe you'll get this and just know I did read your blog. Weird word blog. If you write me then I'll keep in touch with you. Glad you got a radio. Food sucks though huh?
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Hello and love in Christ Jesus to a precious Saint! I was ecstatic to hear the time is, at the very least, getting much closer to your release!!! Hey...I must have hung out with you enough in prison that I am picking up on your unique gift of poetry!!! In case u didn't notice...the last sentence rhymed! I want to thank you for the BD card! To say it meant an awful lot is to put it mildly. Again, thank you for thinking of me. The past year plus...has been a blur and a challenge. Could you please share the date of your BD with me again? I was staying in touch, rather infrequent, but at least occasionally with Shirley. When my phone died along with losing half of my contacts, Shirley being one of them, so I haven't passed your info along yet. I will look for my old phone and see if I can get it charged enough to find her and pass this along. Ok...so...PLEASE, tell me...have you been released yet? I was going to say...been set free, but the answer to that is a BIG "YES"...FREE, INDEED!! We have been blessed, in March and April, to have our really dear friends (from back home) come for a visit. You may remember my testimony about Marlene...always with a smile and twinkle in her eye...which...YUK...till I needed to reach out to her. She is part of my testimony. Also, my aunt and uncle just left. They are going to be staying in a town nearby for a couple weeks, though. We are hoping to spend tomorrow with them at that fav vacation spot. I don't hav er too much to say other than...I pray you will not go "into shock" when you see how much our country (and world) has changed since you were out and about. Murphy...stay close, very close, to Jesus!! Satan is really roaming about like a lion looking for whomever he can devour!!! People need our Jesus! We are finding that as we go to the streets to hand out Bibles and Bible tracs...ee are rarely told "no". Praise God! Please let me know how you are doing...and if there is anything you want me to pray for. Bless you, dear one!! Jesus loves you and wants yo continue to use you...GREATLY!!! You were born (and released) for"such a time as this!" Blessings and love in Christ, Connie
Dear Robert, why not send you some poems, while hoping all is well with you! This time by the poet Erich Fried, who I always thought is a German poet but happens to be Austrian and Jewish and having fled to England from the Nazis, English too, probably... His most famous poems is this one:
What It Is by Erich Fried
It is nonsense says reason. It is what it is says Love.
It is a dangerous says discretion. It is terrifying says fear. It is hopeless says insight. It is what it is says Love.
It is ludicrous says pride. It is reckless says caution. It is impractical says experience. It is what it is says Love.
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Of this one I have a memory of elementary school, maybe we read it there?
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At first I was simply excited for your education, but as I continued reading I appreciated the activism in your heart. I do agree that times are difficult and that people need to be more loving towards each other.
I appreciate your piece of writing so much. I am sorry for your losses, I just hope you continue to better yourself and take care of yourself.
Have a great week Jennifer :)
I was ecstatic to hear the time is, at the very least, getting much closer to your release!!! Hey...I must have hung out with you enough in prison that I am picking up on your unique gift of poetry!!! In case u didn't notice...the last sentence rhymed!
I want to thank you for the BD card! To say it meant an awful lot is to put it mildly. Again, thank you for thinking of me. The past year plus...has been a blur and a challenge. Could you please share the date of your BD with me again?
I was staying in touch, rather infrequent, but at least occasionally with Shirley.
When my phone died along with losing half of my contacts, Shirley being one of them, so I haven't passed your info along yet. I will look for my old phone and see if I can get it charged enough to find her and pass this along.
Ok...so...PLEASE, tell me...have you been released yet? I was going to say...been set free, but the answer to that is a BIG "YES"...FREE, INDEED!!
We have been blessed, in March and April, to have our really dear friends (from back home) come for a visit. You may remember my testimony about Marlene...always with a smile and twinkle in her eye...which...YUK...till I needed to reach out to her. She is part of my testimony. Also, my aunt and uncle just left. They are going to be staying in a town nearby for a couple weeks, though. We are hoping to spend tomorrow with them at that fav vacation spot.
I don't hav er too much to say other than...I pray you will not go "into shock" when you see how much our country (and world) has changed since you were out and about.
Murphy...stay close, very close, to Jesus!! Satan is really roaming about like a lion looking for whomever he can devour!!! People need our Jesus! We are finding that as we go to the streets to hand out Bibles and Bible tracs...ee are rarely told "no". Praise God! Please let me know how you are doing...and if there is anything you want me to pray for.
Bless you, dear one!! Jesus loves you and wants yo continue to use you...GREATLY!!! You were born (and released) for"such a time as this!"
Blessings and love in Christ,
Connie
why not send you some poems, while hoping all is well with you! This time by the poet Erich Fried, who I always thought is a German poet but happens to be Austrian and Jewish and having fled to England from the Nazis, English too, probably...
His most famous poems is this one:
What It Is
by Erich Fried
It is nonsense
says reason.
It is what it is
says Love.
It is a dangerous
says discretion.
It is terrifying
says fear.
It is hopeless
says insight.
It is what it is
says Love.
It is ludicrous
says pride.
It is reckless
says caution.
It is impractical
says experience.
It is what it is
says Love.
----
Of this one I have a memory of elementary school, maybe we read it there?
Humorless
by Erich Fried
The boys
throw stones
at the frogs
in jest.
The frogs
die
in earnest.
It is a lesson in perspective, no doubt.
Warm greetings,
Julia
--Jayaims N. Stevens