Re: off topic---writing poetry at midnight

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In a message dated 10/12/01 10:16:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

luann@... writes:

> Oh gosh, can you stand this? Here I am with more poetry--the muse had me up

> at midnight! If you like this piece, please feel free to pass it on.

>

> Have a safe weekend--

> LuAnn

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LuAnn, that was beautiful! I truly enjoyed it and could almost see the woman

in your poem. She is a part of all of us.

órla

" Education is not the filling of a bucket but the lighting of a fire "

W.B.Yeats

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LuAnn,

This is really lovely. Thank you for sharing it.

Stefanie

>Oh gosh, can you stand this? Here I am with more poetry--the muse had me up

>at midnight! If you like this piece, please feel free to pass it on.

>

>Have a safe weekend--

>LuAnn

>

>

>To the Woman in the Burqa

>

>Afghan woman, were you looking at the shining moon tonight,

>As you rocked to sleep your baby, and held your children tight?

>Did you cook your family dinner, and brush your daughter's hair,

>And tell a bedtime story, and say how much you care?

>

>As I walked into the chapel, lit a candle, said a prayer,

>Were you kneeling, facing Mecca, praising Allah over there?

>From the heavens looking down at this it must be quite a sight

>As the Being watching over all observes another fight.

>

>For the fundamental differences between us are so small,

>(Although you cannot be seen outdoors, and I shop at the mall!)

>We both care for our families and want to see them grow,

>And understand that what we reap depends on what we sow.

>

>I would like to plant a garden, and share its fruits with you

>And get to know you better while we make a pot of stew,

>Then sit around the table telling stories from our youth

>And sort through propaganda seeking elements of truth.

>

>Because I looked out the window at the shining moon tonight

>As I rocked to sleep my baby, and held my children tight.

>I had cooked my family dinner, and brushed my daughter's hair,

>And told a bedtime story, and said how much I care...

>

> ---LuAnn Strine