Yoko Ono Lennon took out a full page ad in this weeks Village Voice, a plain white page with IMAGINE PEACE in 1" letters about a quarter of the way down. Simply beautiful.

I miss John...

I am willing to have a "bed in for peace" if batty will join me.....Not that I think it would help anything but at least I would be happy.....I think Yoko has a heart, I still don't like her music but I do like her, I like John, love the idea of the simple word <FONT size="1">yes</FONT s>

Thanks RegFaith, a classy move. (Unlike the rest of my post, but I couldn't resist.)

NATE, think that would be called a "piece in bed" ... <img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/hump.gif" width=85 height=33>

(And remember, it ain't all about YOUR happiness, dude. Batty isn't just another blow-up doll you know.)

Go Yoko!

Hey, ya gotta love Republicans. The world is burning, and they're worried about what to call their fucking French Fries. These are the people making our decisions.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by pamramadama:

Thanks RegFaith, a classy move. (Unlike the rest of my post, but I couldn't resist.)

NATE, think that would be called a "piece in bed" ... <img src="http://www.arlo.net/ubb/smilies/hump.gif" width=85 height=33>

(And remember, it ain't all about YOUR happiness, dude. Batty isn't just another blow-up doll you know.)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I said nothing regarding sex, I just thought it would be nice to spend several days just being in bed with Batty, in truth I think that within the week we will be seeing the first film reports of the war.

You know, this whole thing is reminding me of Vietnam, but in the middle..years into our involvement. How could they have gotten into such a mess before this one even started?

Pray to whoever you kneel down to:
Jesus nailed to his wooden or marble or plastic cross,
his suffering face bent to kiss you,
Buddha still under the Bo tree in scorching heat,
Adonai, Allah, raise your arms to Mary
that she may lay her palm on our brows,
to Shekinhah, Queen of Heaven and Earth,
to Inanna in her stripped descent.

Hawk or Wolf, or the Great Whale, Record Keeper
of time before, time now, time ahead, pray. Bow down
to terriers and shepherds and siamese cats.
Fields of artichokes and elegant strawberries.

Pray to the bus driver who takes you to work,
pray on the bus, pray for everyone riding that bus
and for everyone riding buses all over the world.
If you haven't been on a bus in a long time,
climb the few steps, drop some silver, and pray.

Waiting in line for the movies, for the ATM,
for your latté and croissant, offer your plea.
Make your eating and drinking a supplication.
Make your slicing of carrots a holy act,
each translucent layer of the onion, a deeper prayer.

Make the brushing of your hair
a prayer, every strand its own voice,
singing in the choir on your head.
As you wash your face, the water slipping
through your fingers, a prayer: Water,
softest thing on earth, gentleness
that wears away rock.

Making love, of course, is already a prayer.
Skin and open mouths worshipping that skin,
the fragile case we are poured into,
each caress a season of peace.

If you're hungry, pray. If you're tired.
Pray to Gandhi and Dorothy Day.
Shakespeare. Sappho. Sojourner Truth.
Pray to the angels and the ghost of your grandfather.

When you walk to your car, to the mailbox,
to the video store, let each step
be a prayer that we all keep our legs,
that we do not blow off anyone else's legs.
Or crush their skulls.
And if you are riding on a bicycle
or a skateboard, in a wheel chair, each revolution
of the wheels a prayer that as the earth revolves
we will do less harm, less harm, less harm.

And as you work, typing with a new manicure,
a tiny palm tree painted on one pearlescent nail
or delivering soda or drawing good blood
into rubber-capped vials, writing on a blackboard
with yellow chalk, twirling pizzas, pray for peace.

With each breath in, take in the faith of those
who have believed when belief seemed foolish,
who persevered. With each breath out, cherish.

Pull weeds for peace, turn over in your sleep for peace,
feed the birds for peace, each shiny seed
that spills onto the earth, another second of peace.
Wash your dishes, call your mother, drink wine.

Shovel leaves or snow or trash from your sidewalk.
Make a path. Fold a photo of a dead child
around your VISA card. Gnaw your crust
of prayer, scoop your prayer water from the gutter.
Mumble along like a crazy person, stumbling
your prayer through the streets.

pray for peace - ellen bass


© 2003

...wow, again...how perfect...
..thank you so much Batty for passing that prayer on....will do it and pass it on.....another Shakti moment in this day....there is so much abundance....