Baby crying,
Drizzling rain.
People dying
Sorrow and pain.
Cold, clear mountain peak
Exotic monkeys so shy
Colorful birds to seek
Beautiful blue sky.
A world of contrast
So different yet the same
Two worlds in one
Beauty and pain.
Luke Myhre (age 13)
(Luke wrote this poem the day he finished exams, it came to him riding home in the mud. I think the contrast between the beauty of Africa and its pain is always before us, and our kids. Thought you might like a more serious poem, and the perspective of another member of the family. Jennifer)
Thank you, Luke. A good glimpse of the world you live in. Good for us to read and ponder and pray over.
ReplyDeleteThe Flanagans
To LUKEAS MYHRE
ReplyDeleteI love the poem. Do u remember us. We were just talking about u guys and we r wonderin when u r comin 2 the states. We hope u come soon because we wanna c u again. Come 4 like 5 months so we can chill. We will party at the Allens and hopefully not drown r selves. We will tube and do water sports and even ummm find those sling shots u gave us and have a war. IT will be us against the world. About the poem u gave us a good view of the world and make us realize how good we have it in america.tell us if u need help gettin here I will fly my new plane my dad boght me and come and break u out. Katie said u only have like 4 kids in ur grade is this true? I can't believe we saw u like 5 years ago i think.... or was it 4 years ago... or was it 3 years ago.. maybe it was 6... or was it 7... could it really be 8... I hope this is the Luke Myhre I know because if it isn't I would be really embarrased. Hope this made u happy
I hope u reed this because this is the most emportant part..
WE need to test ur toobing skills and by the way make us some slingshots and some other african things. PLEEZ... PRETTY PLEEZ.... WITH SUGAR ON TOP...
LOVe u...
KATIE WROTE THIS WHOLE THING
JK
IT WAS ANDREW
I HOPE U REMEMBER US
KATIE AND KARLA HELPED
KEEP READING ON
JON HAS A NEW BUSHEY FRO
PETER ROSKAM IS THE NEW PRESIDENT
JK
HE IS THE CONGRESSMAN
THE ALLENS HAVE LIKE 10 OR 20 BOATS
AND THEY BOUGHT LIKE 2 NEW HOUSES IN COLORADO AND FLORIDA AND THEY BOUGHT ME A HOUSE
WHEN U COME WE WILL BUILD U A KAKE AND UMMMMMMMM WE RAN OUT OF STUPID STUFF 2 SAY
OH YA AND JONS BREATH SMELLS BAD NOW IT SMELLS LIKE POOPY CHOCOLATE
DO U LIKE ALMOND MILK
IT IS NASTY DONT TRY IT
U MIGHT DIE
TELL UR BRO AND SIS AND UR OTHER BRO AND UR MOM AND UR DAD AND UR AFERICAN FRIENDS HI AND LET THEM ALL READ THIS
THIS IS NOW KATIE TYPING
SORRY FOR ANDREWS BAD LANGUAGE AND SPELLING HE'S JUST REALLY WEIRD AND DORKY AMD OBNOXIOUS AND ANNOYING AND HE TRIES TO HAVE A POOFY FRO TOO...-
WE R DONE 4 REEL
PEACE OUT
YO LUKE ITS US AGAIN! WE'RE WRITING THIS CUZ WE NO HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE FIRST ONE
ReplyDeleteWELL CAN U GUESS WHO IT IS?
ITS KARLA, KATIE AND ANDREW AGAIN
WELL BYE
MERRY CHRISTMAS
ReplyDeleteGUESS WHAT? IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM YOUR PALS!