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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Zoe Barley </span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Denver Colorado </span><br><br><br></p>
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<p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Milan Hamilton via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br>Sent: Feb 12, 2026 5:22 PM<br>To: ORDER LISTSERVE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, ORDER LISTSERVE <oe@wedgeblade.net><br>Cc: Milan Hamilton <mellowmilan2@gmail.com><br>Subject: [Oe List ...] Just Wanted to Share</p>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">Mellow Milan Hamilton
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<div>Redlands, CA 92373</div>
<div>Phone: (909) 943-1667</div>
<div>email: <a href="mailto:mellowmilan2@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mellowmilan2@gmail.com</a></div>
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