Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;
nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
I will not live in fear.
I will greet hate with love.
I will find cheer in despondence.
I will find joy in the sunrise, peace and courage in my heart,
and I will seek always to cherish my country with honor.
wellfedfred: while trying to find an email address for you, I stumbled on this verse, and I'm struck by the beauty in it. Reminds me of the days in London, WWII, during the Blitz. Not reminds me, but I can remember stories from friends of my parents who were there. Such strength. (I found two Paris tee-shirts at the clearance store on Saturday, bought them both because it's my hometown, and one is an extra-small, and has drawings on it, it's really quite cute. The other is Madewell, and has a picture of something, like the Tour. Let me know if you want the extra-small, would be more than happy to send it to you, gratis, of course. Any Francophile out there is indeed a friend of mine!)
ReplyDeletewellfedfred: while trying to find an email address for you, I stumbled on this verse, and I'm struck by the beauty in it. Reminds me of the days in London, WWII, during the Blitz. Not reminds me, but I can remember stories from friends of my parents who were there. Such strength. (I found two Paris tee-shirts at the clearance store on Saturday, bought them both because it's my hometown, and one is an extra-small, and has drawings on it, it's really quite cute. The other is Madewell, and has a picture of something, like the Tour. Let me know if you want the extra-small, would be more than happy to send it to you, gratis, of course. Any Francophile out there is indeed a friend of mine!)
ReplyDeletebully4kate, thank you for your kind words and your gracious offer! Hélas, an XS won't come close to fitting me but I do appreciate the thought.
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