Light the song with sense of color
Hold away despair ...*
This inspired me:
I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining.
I believe in love even when I don’t feel it.
I believe in God even when He is silent.
-scratched into a wall at Auschwitz
The website linked above has some good, not-too-graphic resistance information on WWII from an historical perspective and is worth poking around.
* (by Robert Hunter) Unrelated, but awesome: If you've never read Robert Hunter's "Terrapin Station Suite" in its entirety, I highly recommend giving it a read, some time. Here it is.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Inspiration, move me brightly,
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I used to be a bit of a deadhead myself. Back in '94 I saw the dead perform
ReplyDeleteI always liked that poem.
ReplyDeleteb.,
ReplyDeleteAt Nassau? That was a fun week or so.
Jack,
I noticed your fine taste in music in your profile, the other day. Your blog is neat; I really enjoyed the Big Girl Bed post.