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^^^^^^GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 47/10 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine land of lighthouses 60 deg. F sunny *********************************************************** Lisa and Bernard, Merci beaucoup pour votre belle poesie. Thank you very much for your beautiful poetry. Tears here too. God Bless you and your mom. Ivan On Thu, 5 Jun 1997 15:58:16 -0400 LISA CRUMRINE <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Bernard JOLY wrote: >> >> My dearest mother, >> >> You will not read this message : you are now so emotive I dare not >show it to >> you. I will come to see you with some flowers ; my sister, with whom >you live, >> >> will chat with us for some time, and she will leave to do something >> else. >> >> Then, I will tell you again about the list I created for my fellow >PWP's and >> those who care for them. I will explain the new friends, the dialog >popping >> out of our strange machines, the support to those who cannot cope. >You will >> say "I am pleased you make yourself useful" ; your eyes will become >brighter, >> and your smile will light up the room for a while. Then fatigue will >overwhelm >> >> you, your slim body will shrink back in the armchair you no longer >leave, and >> your face, so beautiful some years ago, will become that of a very >old, >> very tired lady. >> >> You were hit first by PD. You arrogantly ignored it, until you were >twisted >> like >> a question mark and painfully blocked by cramps. When it was my >turn, we were >> already so close to each other, and I was so willing to avoid >hurting >> you, that I pretended to be OK. But I was fighting already, in a >better way, >> more aware of possible errors, determined to serve others before >becoming, >> some day, a very old man in an armchair. >> >> Mom, you gave me this life, and I like it. >> >> I love you >> >> Bernard >> (with kind help of Teresa Marcy for careful translation) >thank you bernard your writing gave me chills (it's 90 degreee here) >I still have a copy of " the old man" I believe you were the author. >another touchin gpiece that brought me to tears. > >keep writing, i love it >lisa in paradise >;[log in to unmask] >