"There is no forgetting, there is no winter
that will wipe you name,
shining brothers,
from the lips of the people"
Pablo Neruda
with Rev. Dana Solomon, in the courtyard of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, we came together for our fifty lost in Orlando. . .
nearby, a labyrinth, where we also honored our fifty young people and this first day of summer with a Strawberry Moon Labyrinth Walk
'Follow the path. . .
Breathe. . .
Be refreshed. . .'
a full moon on the summer solstice happens once every fifty years, known as a 'Strawberry Moon'. . .
above us, in Kanemoto Park, the five-story Pagoda of Compassion, built by the Asian Buddhist co-founders of this city. . .
'Follow the path. . .
Breathe. . .
Be refreshed. . .'
a full moon on the summer solstice happens once every fifty years, known as a 'Strawberry Moon'. . .
above us, in Kanemoto Park, the five-story Pagoda of Compassion, built by the Asian Buddhist co-founders of this city. . .
around fifty, including weeping
Presbyterian Rev. David Barker
and his wife (treasured locals),
also Buddhists, a shaman,
also Buddhists, a shaman,
et al., all of us, together,
with our diverse faiths,
beliefs, spiritual practices. . .
with our diverse faiths,
beliefs, spiritual practices. . .
how long has it been since I've
sang "We Shall Overcome?"
sang "We Shall Overcome?"
Obviously, too long. . .
My beloved Judith pointed to
a dove sitting on the roof
above Ms. Dana the entire time, and,
as Judith said in a poem,
'afterwards,
the dove
'afterwards,
the dove
flew away
with a prayer
on a gust of wind'
on a gust of wind'
these three young men I
randomly chose (all
were chosen by someones)
were chosen by someones)
to honor and remember,
lighting a candle for each. . .
and how, I wondered, was I
to do all I could for them?
am no dove
to do all I could for them?
am no dove
carrying a prayer towards
wherever it most
needs to be. . .
needs to be. . .
and my heart spoke -
quote Pablo Neruda!. . .
quote Pablo Neruda!. . .
"We will win.
Although you may not believe it,
we will win"
Jason, Joel and Christopher, honored, I pray, within this post. . . I, perhaps we, will visit them here as we can. . . our fifty 'shining sisters and brothers' shall not be forgotten, and, surely, have not died in vain.
'and we will miss them, won't we'
from ass't. ed's
Tama and Frosty
that we will, dear ones
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com
from ass't. ed's
Tama and Frosty
that we will, dear ones
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com
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