Agneta's poem

[Winston Kinch]

Beautiful, Florian.  Just beautiful.

Several years ago, a very close friend of my sister died.  Sometime during following night I was "given" this haiku, intact, for her (I have "pluralized" it for our current context).

When we were with you,
We were made of light, and dark.
Now the dark is gone.

On this day of prayer for those who have been killed and those who mourn for them, I hope we can take some solace in it.

Winston 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: florian fischer 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:47 AM
  Subject: Re: Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy


  but, dear agneta, your words are the best ones, 
  because you have written and spoken them. you gave them life. 
  your words will have their own rippling, encoureging others. 
  there is no judge, only ears and eyes, and hearts. 
  look, how fine are your words. isn´t it nearly a poem ?! 
  thank you for unlurking. 
  florian 
  Agneta Setterwall schrieb: 

    I have until now been 
    one of the silent readers of this list. 
    It is so scary to take the risk 
    and step foreward, 
    to step into the ring 
    and show the vulnurability. 
    I sometimes think of it 
    as a paradox that I, 
    so concious of how 
    dangerous groups could be, 
    have chosen to work with groups 
    and again and again 
    taking that risks. 

    I have to fight the "who am I to..." 
    and the inner demand 
    that it should be 
    so very very important 
    and clever and special 
    and... and... So, now 

    I take the risk to talk 
    in your presence, 
    which I can feel. 
    I am so glad that you all exist! 
    I have to send this quick 
    now, before the inner judges get me. 

    Agneta Setterwall-- 


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