Re: tkt8763-01: "And a meadow lark sang..." (fwd)

[cdscales <cdscales@network-one.com>]

Thanks for posting the poem, Naomi.  Unlike the young child, I intend to
absorb everything possible!  I also like the quote by Emerson.  I teach a unit
in American Literature on Transcendentalism, and Emerson is a major writer of
that period along with Thoreau.

Cheryl Scales

Naomi M. Bates wrote:

> Greetings, summer Sippers! I thought of you all as I read the enclosed
> poem. As you read and study, and listen and experience, don't be like this
> child. Open you minds and hearts in order to absorb all that comes your
> way. Have a terrific class!
> --Naomi
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>  Naomi Muncie Bates                       M.S. in Instructional Technology
>  Rt. 2, Box 206-A                            Miss. State University, 1998
>  Philadelphia, MS  39350                     http://www2.msstate.edu/~nmb2
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path
> and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 06 Jul 99 00:35:01 PDT
> From: Inspiration Peak <inspiration@lists.postmastergeneral.com>
> To: nmb2@ra.msstate.edu
> Subject: "And a meadow lark sang..."
>
> "The child whispered, 'God, speak to me'
> And a meadow lark sang.
> The child did not hear.
>
> So the child yelled, 'God, speak to me!'
> And the thunder rolled across the sky
> But the child did not listen.
>
> The child looked around and said,
> 'God let me see you' and a star shone brightly
> But the child did not notice.
>
> And the child shouted,
> 'God show me a miracle!'
> And a life was born but the child did not know.
>
> So the child cried out in despair,
> 'Touch me God, and let me know you are here!'
> Whereupon God reached down
> And touched the child.
>
> But the child brushed the butterfly away
> And walked away unknowingly."
>
> Author Unknown
>
> -------
>
> Wishing you a beautiful Tuesday, wherever you may be!
>
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