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In reply to the discussion: I need a break, you? [View all]

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
14. A little more from my days:
Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:19 PM
Jul 2013


Get Together ~ The Youngbloods


Love is but a song we sing
And fear’s the way we die.
You can make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry.
Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why.
C’mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
Some will come and some will go
And we shall surely pass.
When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last.
We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass.
C’mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now
If you hear the song I sing
You will understand (listen)
You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand.
Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at your command
C'mon people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

Remember these words. Life is short:

What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

~ Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator

I need a break, you? [View all] sheshe2 Jul 2013 OP
YES, DEFINITELY! elleng Jul 2013 #1
elleng~ these are great! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #2
You made me cry, and I'm only through the first one. Hekate Jul 2013 #3
Hekate! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #4
Ah, yours IS the An De Freude I love.... Hekate Jul 2013 #5
Hekate, thank you! I've never had the lyrics. freshwest Jul 2013 #13
Oh, what a lovely way to end the day! madamesilverspurs Jul 2013 #6
Thank you for reminding us to look for the stars of light in a sky of night. wundermaus Jul 2013 #7
What always strikes me is the children, their rapt attention and joy Scootaloo Jul 2013 #8
Liberal Librarian says it so well, she.. Cha Jul 2013 #9
Thank you! silverweb Jul 2013 #10
Terrific. Thanks. freshwest Jul 2013 #11
Enjoyed every minute of them all! madashelltoo Jul 2013 #12
A little more from my days: freshwest Jul 2013 #14
Beautiful addition freshwest~ sheshe2 Jul 2013 #15
Just returned from Book of Mormon, elleng Jul 2013 #16
Enjoy, elleng! sheshe2 Jul 2013 #17
I thought you meant something else. DevonRex Jul 2013 #18
No Devon, sheshe2 Jul 2013 #20
I'm so glad you and Cha and the others are here. DevonRex Jul 2013 #21
Thanks IrishAyes Jul 2013 #19
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