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Tears are flowing you just made a current run down and up my spine your poem is AWESOME Love floewes to you , Wendy and to all who read this message I accept that God's intent is to be Creative, and at times His gayness produces someone like me. I am happy to know that God made me as I am for a Reason. Tonight the basses 5 of us, including myself in the Maine Gay Men's Chorus rehearsed around my 100-year old piano. Your poem should be set to music The music of the Heavens Thank you Ivan ims<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<wt>>>>>>>>>>ims ^^^^^^WARM GREETINGS FROM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ivan Suzman 48/12/9.5 [log in to unmask] Portland, Maine Land of lighthouses deg. F ******************************************************************** On Sun, 18 Oct 1998 16:29:06 -0600 "Tebay, Wendy M" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Altho' I am not gay, when I first heard of this incident, I was >furious, in >a manner similar to the morning when I first read about the child >bombing >victims in Northern Ireland. I sat down that night to write a poem >about >it, only to have to change it a few days later when he died. The >rewrite >ended up being completely different. I'm including it here for those >list >members who are gay, to know that they have my full support. I have >also >fowarded this poem to people like Pat Robertson, and I even called his >prayer line that night to both pray for Matthew's recovery, and plus >to make >a point, by kinda using the religious right's own prayer line against >themselves, so to speak. > >I believe murder and hate to be far more evil that a person's sexual >orientation, and if people have a beef with them, then they should >take it >to the "Big Cheese", cuz he made us all the way we are, for better or >worse. >As such, this poem could also apply to all of us: > >****************** >AS CREATED > > >Man is >As he was created >By a God >Who creates >Both saints >And sinners >Alike > >As such >Man and woman >Black and white >Rich and poor >Christian and Jew >Tall and short >Gay and straight >Yin and Yang >Are all beloved >By God > >To curse that >Which God >Has made >Is to question >His authority >And his wisdom > >The only sin >Is being untrue >To oneself >And thus to God >One must be true >To the desires >Of the heart >Which God himself >Has there placed > >God is infinite >And thus above duality >How say ye then >That straight is good >And gay is evil? >Are ye not then >Calling God evil? >For as he hath >Created both >Both are also >Created >In his image > >Would it not rather >Be evil >To be straight >When God has instead >Created ye gay? >For then are ye not >Denying >God himself >Your creator? > >Ye which condemn >That which God >Has created >Are evil >For ye are not like >The God which >Ye proclaim > >For God is >Love eternal >And cares not >What sex ye are >Or are not > >And cares not >How ye love >But simply >That ye love >One another >As he also >Loves you >And has commanded >Ye to do > >*copyright Wendy Tebay >