Another school shooting, voting rights disappearing, the war in Ukraine … these days it’s easy to lose HOPE, but our friend Roger gives us a new way of thinking about (and not losing) HOPE! Thank you, Roger!
Truth be known. Some might think this as two tasks. Some might feel the source material and sentiments are not appropriate. Stay with me though.
Firstly I would ask you to read the following Russian (there’s the current trigger word) WWII poem by writer and war correspondent Konstantin Simonov, written in 1941 to actress Velentina Serova. The moving work was carried by many USSR soldiers, wrapped with a picture of their wife or girlfriend, it became an unofficial icon, a means of coping, a hope the bearer would survive.
Wait for Me
Wait for me, and I’ll come back!
Wait with all you’ve got!
Wait, when dreary yellow rains
Tell you, you should not.
Wait when snow is falling fast,
Wait when summer’s hot,
Wait when yesterdays are past,
Others are forgot.
Wait, when from that far-off place,
Letters don’t arrive.
Wait, when those with whom you wait
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Thank you very much for sharing this, Jill! xx Michael
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Roger is spot on and he has a way with words that most of us can only aspire to! xx
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Thanks for reposting this, was very good! ❤ ❤ I commented on his site too.
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Glad you enjoyed it! Roger has a way with words, doesn’t he?
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Shucks m’am. Thank you. Just a writer doing his job, is all.
Seriously though. Truth be known Michael Herr and his book ‘Despatches’ is my big influence for style of writing and motivation on a serious subject. It may have been written 55-60 years ago but is still relevant and fresh. There are extracts all over the net, and so many quotable phrases, here’s one which never grows old (this time it’s for you Vlad)
” There’s nothing so embarrassing as when things go wrong in a war.”
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I must read that! Can’t believe I haven’t already, but then … I’m not a huge fan of war. And you are not “just” a writer … you are a wonderful writer!
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Thank you Jill.
Those kind words mean a great deal to me🥰🌻🌼🌷
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