tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post2277267662004662372..comments2024-03-22T17:39:44.420-07:00Comments on 37th Dream/ Rumors of Peace at Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise Sunrise: " ... A safe place for children ..."amhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post-28204035645412375362021-05-26T18:44:30.998-07:002021-05-26T18:44:30.998-07:00Robin -- Thank you for writing out that poem. I r...Robin -- Thank you for writing out that poem. I remember being 24 years old when I first read it, heartened by his vision of a peaceful meeting in the future and a way to survive in the meantime. The words "stay together, learn the flowers, go light" have come to me again and again since then. amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877731088554997649.post-76163537282102752812021-05-26T18:04:14.814-07:002021-05-26T18:04:14.814-07:00You reminded me of Gary Snyder's poem For The ...You reminded me of Gary Snyder's poem For The Children. <br /><br />The rising hills, the slopes,<br />of statistics<br />lie before us,<br />the steep climb<br />of everything, going up,<br />up, as we all<br />go down.<br /><br />In the next century<br />or the one beyond that,<br />they say,<br />are valleys, pastures,<br />we can meet there in peace<br />if we make it.<br /><br />To climb these coming crests<br />one word to you, to<br />you and your children:<br /><br />stay together<br />learn the flowers<br />go light.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com