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The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I cannot go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree, but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.
--Theodore Roethke
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Joy's Updates - Straight from the Horse's Mouth.
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Sunday, September 04, 2005
Helping Out
In addition to the Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank, be sure to remember Habitat for Humanity since they can help the Gulf Coast people rebuild homes. I'm so worried about the people still there who haven't been rescued. It seems to me that saving people is more important than stopping people from stealing. The Canadian and UK Red Crosses are helping. Now I feel bad for being so cynical, but I thought they would do whatever they could. It's just that we've alienated so many people, that I didn't know what would happen.
Someone told me that Castro offered aid and that W refused it. Can this be true? I also heard that a Middle Eastern country was going to send a million (?) barrels of oil that W wasn't sure about taking. I hope this isn't the case. When people offer assistance, how ungrateful to say we can take care of ourselves when we clearly need help. He has to be the worst president this country has ever had. There are deaths of Americans on his head from several situations such as "bringing democracy" to a country that will remain a theocracy, cuts in programs that affect health and well-being, not taking preventive measures that could have saved lives, passing or repealing laws that lessen our safety, and so much more.
I just want to say how sad it is for New Orleans to be in ruin. It's a city with an ambience like no others. Most of our music came from there. I believe the spirit and personality of New Orleans will survive and rebuild.
I'm going to Kathy's tomorrow and will stay for a couple of days, so if I don't respond to your comments, that's why.
1:04:00 AM
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