[Oe List ...] Just Wanted to Share

[Sharon Fisher]

Thank you, Milan. These are good. I like the New Earth song a lot. The poem
is a jarring update on poems we've known.

Love,
Sharon

On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM Nancy Lanphear via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Thank you Milan. Your words speak to me as I experience life these days.
>  ❤️ Nancy
>
> On Feb 12, 2026, at 4:20 PM, Milan Hamilton via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
> 
> When I get depressed about what is going on in the world, I tend to write
> poetry and song lyrics. I've been writing a lot of poetry lately. I am
> attaching one I have been working on for about a week called Great
> Expectations. I read it to my writing group today after which there was a
> definite period of silence. No response either from Marvin, my MAGA
> friend/nemesis on my right. It came out of a memory of a poem written by
> Thich Nhat Hanh during the Vietnam war, which brought up thoughts of our
> departed colleague Larry Ward.
>
> The song came up because Linda has been after me to write singable lyrics
> for some of our Song Book songs. It is called For Earth--For Life. The
> lyrics are actually singable with the Tune Country Roads (aka All the Earth
> Belongs to All). But I tried to get something still singable that wasn't
> tied to the "good old songs" we all sang. So I just wanted to share these
> with those who care. It can get lonely out there sometimes.
>
> Mellow Milan Hamilton
> 80 North Center Street
> Redlands, CA 92373
> Phone: (909) 943-1667
> email: mellowmilan2 at gmail.com
> <Great Expectations.docx>
> <For Earth.docx>
> <For Earth! For Life! v.2.mp3>
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