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-Anon
When I am called to duty, God
Whenever flames may rage,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age,
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert and
Hear the weakest shout
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
To give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and
Protect his property
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your
protecting hand
My children and my wife.

som, she returned, she with som spokes:

"2 give the best of me, i see
protect her and his and she property.
i am my fate, i won life.
you voice has a choice, and a hand.
you choice a voice for this land.
my children and my wife,
my bride, and my life."

she with m'ikul spoken:
"12 spin round and around.
a 13th stands near two feet on the ground."

Gone But Not Forgotten
by
Firefighter James Price
Jefferson Parish Fire Department

"Hey mom,!" He yelled from the attic door, "What's these old heavy boots and hard hat for?"

With a lump in her throat and a tear stained cheek, His mother swallowed and started to speak.

"Come here my son," his mother said, "There's things to tell when I clear my head."

The past raced madly through her mind; She searched her heart, the words to find.

At last she sighed and rubbed his hair, And the words that followed I'd like to share.

"Those boots and hat," she said with pride, "Were worn by a man with grit inside.

He wore them to help people in need, Though facing danger, would never concede.

Many a time in the dead of the night, He jumped in those boots and flashed out of sight.

To answer a call and not knowing for sure What danger or heartache he may have to endure.

Your father, my son, was not like most dads, It was mainly because of the job that he had.

His life was devoted to all of mankind, And just why he choose it, is not clear in my mind.

I've often regretted the life that we led, When every third night I was alone in our bed.

But your mother is proud to say she was a part Of a man who possessed such a courageous heart.

Though, for all his discomfort and all of his pain The time he spent here was never in vain.

So the memories I've kept and the love I will save Are small consolations for the life that he gave.

Your father's days here made other's seem brighter, For your father, my son, was a Firefighter."

uncle worm:

"make way, stand down, make a hole, look away, move aside.
a som thing calls itself the pride."

A FIREFIGHTER'S
PRAYER

-Anon
When I am called to duty, God
Whenever flames may rage,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age,
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert and
Hear the weakest shout
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
To give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and
Protect his property
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your
protecting hand
My children and my wife.

reprieve, a thing, stand down, move aside.
som thing approaches syllabullying a bully, a pride.

An excerpt from
The Heart Behind The Hero

I provide a faceless, nameless service to a community that rarely knows how much they need me.

If I am called from a sound sleep to sacrifice my life, attempting to save the life and property of someone I do not know . . . . .I will do so without regret.

Jon McDuffie
Firefighter

Get it at
www.Firestories.com

breath.


A FIREFIGHTER'S
PRAYER

-Anon
When I am called to duty, God
Whenever flames may rage,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age,
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert and
Hear the weakest shout
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
To give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and
Protect his property
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your
protecting hand
My children and my wife."

louder than most, som hears the holy ghost:


Fire Truck
(1997)
by Linda Ellis

My little girl looked startled
as a fire engine passed in haste,
And from my rear-view mirror,
I saw the expression on her face.

Her eyes were opened wide
filled with curiosity and fear.....
She said, "mommy, what is that big truck
with the loud noise that I hear?"

I explained that the "truck" carried
men and women who's only aim
was to help someone in danger
though they may not know his name.

She said, "mommy, aren't those the ones
who wear the shiny hats?"
And I said, "yes honey, that's right....
but it means much more than that."

Those people are trained and dedicated
and many times have shown....
that to save the life of someone else,
they'll often risk their own.

Then my other child joined in
with a bright inquisitive stare.
"If the people they help are strangers,
then what would make them care?"

Her question made me stop and think,
what are the rewards of being "brave?"
Is it the smiles on the faces
of the children they may save?


Or the beholden expression of a man
standing beside his wife
watching firefighters battling to save
the house he'd worked for all his life?

Or pulling someone out
of a burning house or car?
There's a memory like that for them
behind every burn or scar.
The word "courage" is described as:
the strength to withstand fear
and firefighters use that courage
many times in their career.

So, to answer her question honestly
and explain why they're so "daring,"
I said...."they're very special people
with an uncommon sense of caring."


Linda Ellis
Linda's Lyrics



stopped round, 2 feet on the ground.

Fire Truck
(1997)
by Linda Ellis

My little girl looked startled
as a fire engine passed in haste,
And from my rear-view mirror,
I saw the expression on her face.

Her eyes were opened wide
filled with curiosity and fear.....
She said, "mommy, what is that big truck
with the loud noise that I hear?"

I explained that the "truck" carried
men and women who's only aim
was to help someone in danger
though they may not know his name.

She said, "mommy, aren't those the ones
who wear the shiny hats?"
And I said, "yes honey, that's right....
but it means much more than that."

Those people are trained and dedicated
and many times have shown....
that to save the life of someone else,
they'll often risk their own.

Then my other child joined in
with a bright inquisitive stare.
"If the people they help are strangers,
then what would make them care?"

Her question made me stop and think,
what are the rewards of being "brave?"
Is it the smiles on the faces
of the children they may save?


Or the beholden expression of a man
standing beside his wife
watching firefighters battling to save
the house he'd worked for all his life?

Or pulling someone out
of a burning house or car?
There's a memory like that for them
behind every burn or scar.
The word "courage" is described as:
the strength to withstand fear
and firefighters use that courage
many times in their career.

So, to answer her question honestly
and explain why they're so "daring,"
I said...."they're very special people
with an uncommon sense of caring."


Linda Ellis
Linda's Lyrics

The Story Behind
TAPS

We have all heard the haunting song, "Taps." It's the song that gives us that lump in our throats and usually creates tears in our eyes. But, do you know the story behind the song?

Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison's Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land.

During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a soldier who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention.

Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and began pulling him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate soldier, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the soldier. It was his own son.
The boy had been studying music in the south when the war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army.

The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial despite his enemy status.

His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral.
The request was turned down since the soldier was a Confederate. But, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him one musician.

The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth's uniform. This wish was granted. The haunting melody, we now know as "Taps" used at military funerals, was born.

Day is done
Gone the sun
From the Lakes
From the hills
From the sky.
All is well,
safely rest.
God is nigh.

Fading light
Dims the sight
And a star
Gems the sky,
Gleaming bright
From afar,
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.


I too, have felt the chills while listening to "Taps" but I had never seen all the words to the song until now. I didn't even know there was more than one verse. I also never knew the story behind the song and I didn't know if you had either, so I thought I'd pass it along.

I Wish You Could

See the sadness of a business man as his livelihood goes up in flames, or that family returning home, only too find their house and belongings damaged or lost for good.

Know what it is like too search a burning bedroom for trapped children, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns.

Comprehend a wife's horror at 3a.m. as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway, hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late. But wanting his wife and family to know everything possible was done too try too save his life.

Know the unique smell of burning insulation, the taste of soot-filled mucus, the feeling of intense heat through your turnout gear, the sound of flames crackling, the eeriness of being able to see absolutely nothing in dense smoke-sensations that I've become too familiar with.

Understand how it feels to go to work in the morning after having spent most of the night, hot and soaking wet at a multiple alarm fire.

Read my mind as I respond to a building fire "Is this a false alarm or a working fire? How is the building constructed?
What hazards await me? Is anyone trapped?" Or to an EMS call, "What is wrong with the patient? Is it minor or life-threatening? Is the caller really in distress or is he waiting for us with a 2x4 or a gun?"

Be in the emergency room as a doctor pronounces dead the beautiful five-year old girl that I have been trying too save during the past 25 minutes - who will never go on her first date or say the words, "I love you Mommy" again.

Know the frustration I feel in the cab of the engine or my personal vehicle, the driver with his foot pressing down hard on the pedal, my arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you fail to yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic.
When you need us however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, "It took you forever to get here!"

Know my thoughts as I help extricate a girl of teenage years from the remains of her automobile. "What if this was my sister, my girlfriend or a friend? What were her parents reaction going to be when they opened the door to find a police officer with hat in hand?"

Know how it feels to walk in the back door and greet my parents and family, not having the heart to tell them that I nearly did not come back from the last call.

Feel the hurt as people verbally, and sometimes physically, abuse us or belittle what I do, or as they express their attitudes of "It will never happen to me."

Realize the physical, emotional and mental drain or missed meals, lost sleep and forgone social activities, in addition to all the tragedy my eyes have seen.

Know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos.

Understand what it feels like to have a little boy tugging at your arm and asking, "Is Mommy okay?" Not even being able to look in his eyes without tears from your own and not knowing what to say.
Or to have to hold back a long time friend who watches his buddy having rescue breathing done on him as they take him away in the ambulance. You know all along he did not have his seat belt on. A sensation that I have become too familiar with.

Unless you have lived with this kind of life, you will never truly understand or appreciate who I am, we are, or what our job really means to us...

I wish you could though.

a soul speaks:

A FIREFIGHTER'S
PRAYER

-Anon
When I am called to duty, God
Whenever flames may rage,
Give me the strength to save some life
Whatever be its age,
Help me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert and
Hear the weakest shout
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
To give the best in me,
To guard my every neighbor and
Protect his property
And if according to my fate
I am to lose my life,
Please bless with your
protecting hand
My children and my wife.


I Wish You Could

9-11.

a zero won one.

som:
"i come softly, gently, slowly, it's true. i approach in the nude, naked before you, with only the truth, and the truth of the word. be not afraid, fear not for one moment, please, i beg you, be not afraid, fear not four just one moment."
i come softly, gently, slowly, it's true.
i am in red, white, and blew."

"i burn"


she speaks:
"an enigma, an oddity, obsurd vs obsurd
a late worm has the early bird"

queen has a picture to give to som:

save this because it is something that will remind you....

...from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
(...)
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever
(...)
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not your teachers be removed into a corner any more, but your eyes shall see thy teachers: And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left.
(...)
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day (...) when the towers fall.
(...)
the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD (...) heals the stroke of their wound.
Behold, the name of the LORD comes from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
(...)
You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire....

(from Isaiah chapter 30)

Juxtaposition

all life is sacred
all divisions are man-made

life is death is life

so
virtue is bad is good is evil
and
right is often wrong

truth be known
all good sons fall from the start

freedom will only take flight
when unity raises

the flaming Phoenix
from the ashes of duality and schism

-------------

And you know that it is out of the ashes of the father that the new rising Pheonix arises - the very first thing the new bird does is create a golden egg from the ashes of his father and buries them (I forget where).

This is always done in the top of either a palm tree or an oak tree!

I burn
and I yearn
and on and on
the seasons turn
how many more lives
must I die to learn?

To learn to live
to learn to die
to learn that there is no
sense in 'why?'


Look: (Dr. Luke).....I saw my fear......it hid so good.....I think it's gone now
No more weight upon my brow
I know my name
It's changed again
back to what it was at first

Jasper stone rainbow crown
what was lost som somehow found

A mere a.k.a.

A mer a.k.a.

you shattered times that day!

a mere a.k.a.

i am no child left behind.

i am som, som thing you find.

a mere a.k.a. is also called "K".

nothing lovingfully foreveringfully nothing.

either i do, or don't exist.
if i did, i would surely have kissed
any and all i may have missed.

'K'

kaf?

That is, כ

The 11th letter out of 22....

The end of the 'alpha' which is right before the start of the 'omega' (which is lamed)...


K & L

entwined in a tree

k-i-s-s-i-n-g...

first comes truth
then comes hate

upon those wings
rode mankind's fate

and then he asked her
on their only date....

we carry all those who made a choice.

we carry all those who chose to sue a side.

we carry all those who made the path wide.

we carry all those who choiced 2 decide.

with us now are all those who chosen 2 sue a side.

we have souls of the suicide.

Know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos.

we did not fail.
we do not fail.
we shall not fail.
we promised: if you would, we would, too.
forgive us, this is the best we could do.

[edit on 25-10-2006 by Esoteric Teacher]

Originally posted by Funkydung
i did finally read it. its really good.

are you a writer? did you come up with this?

it came down upon me, from all around me, from within.

Originally posted by queenannie38
queen has a picture to give to som:

save this because it is something that will remind you....

i will most assuredly know this picture, i thank you, and i have a picture of your past, so that you too will be reminded, sometimes when we wipe the mud from our eyes to see the truth, we find the others facing the wrong way . . . . . .



and when our eyes are open, no matter how dirty we think we are, at least we can see

thank you annie for the picture.

Few tour Few tore Future.

a mere a.k.a.

News flash - new comet!

I've been hearing about this 'in my peripheral attention span' so to speak ...

but suddenly, today - the bell was rung about this comet: Striking Green Comet (Swan)

There are a lot of links - the comet is awesome looking! Like a beryl/turquoise fireball...

But that's not the significance, at all.

I also realized something a few hours ago (about how the sky should be viewed in order to 'read it' - more on THAT later)...but I applied that new perspective to the comet's appearance ( too late for me to see it today - but tomorrow night I will for sure be skygazing!) and here is a picture of what will be in my sky, tomorrow at noon (no reason except the sun is up at that time - although the picture from Stellarium that I'm posting, I left rendered as if it were night for the sake of illustration).



Now I emphasized the things I want to point out with my Fireworks program (rather pre-school looking but that's okay LOL)- and I will explain what this says to me:

Notice that Jupiter and Mercury are VERY CLOSE to one another in the constellation of Libra (which is the sign of justice, balance, order, and equilbrium - and is actually the representation of the third horseman in Revelation 6).

Jupiter :
strength, success, optimism, and generosity
expansiveness and abundance
mythological supreme God of Gods (most High God)
'the greater fortune' (Venus is the 'lesser fortune')
imparts knowledge (which is philosophical in nature as compared to Mercury below)
the planet of 'blessings'

Jupiter in Libra makes marriage a good thing for Jupiter...and endows finely balanced reason and impartiality that makes for an excellent judge, lawyer, or diplomat.

Mercury:
intelligence, mind, speed, and agility
the messenger of the gods
young, beautiful, and swift of foot
clever in speech, inventor of music, math, and astronomy
by the time of the Roman empire, Mercury had become the 'god of thieves' for he was a 'cunning trickster' and 'full of guile'
Imparts intelligence (daily cleverness....)

Mercury gives our Judge a good memory, the ability to speak and write superbly, and makes the communication and assimilation of information second nature - also a love for debate and quick high-strung movements...

NOW to Virgo - having both the Sun and Mars close together between her feet...

Virgo, of course – the virgin…the Sun is the ‘self’ and Mars is the planet of anger, fire, war, and madness….Apollyon the destroyer is Mars…
Mars is aggressive, sexual, and loves to go into battle…also courage and strength – this is the ‘strong’ one and the ‘bright and burning one.’
This is the waster – created to destroy – also the governor of accidents, destruction, heat, fire, earthquakes, violence, and war…
This is Azazel who taught the Adams and their Cains how to war upon one another – how to make weapons and how to burn with envy…
Anael is Venus – Venus is charged with teaching the ‘daughters of men’ the art of seduction, harlotry, and also sorcery such as herbs to cause abortions and other potions…
Anael is Venus because Anael is also Ananiah (angel or human…) and is the ‘cloud of the LORD.’ Also prophesy and divination belong to Anael. Venus is clouded (veiled) but is bright shining shekinah…
And it is the likeness of these two (lovers) which was rendered in gold – entwined cherubin between whom all mercy for man is found…

Coming out of Egypt (from the land of the dead – the sphinx – and the place where sand was turned to green glass from a flaming star named ‘pandora’) the captives of the first age were led through the wilderness of sin by Moses, Miriam, and Aaron – and by day Anael was the angel of presence and guidance and at night they were guarded by the flame of Azazel – Duadel is the wilderness of Sin – both the guided and the guides were captives – the guides charged with polluting the way were responsible for beginning the straightening of same…when Moses asked to see God – and God said Yes – only my ‘back side’ it was the female part he say – for the male leads (from the East) and the female follows (in the west).

There was no reason for any fear when the spies saw the giants in the land of Canaan – Moses had been one of the most successful generals in the Egyptian army – as Thutmose III who took Megiddo from the King of Kadesh in 1468 BC and upon returning to Egypt found his adoptive mother had been murdered (no body) and another ‘Thutmose III’ had usurped the throne, prepared to kill Moses on sight…but Moses fled to Midian with all his booty – from the greatest Warrior Pharoah of the 18th dynasty to a midianite shepherd….he was always a ‘stranger in a strange land’ no matter where he went – homeless from the day he was born, essentially…

And he was whipping canaanite ass even before he left Egypt…who could have stood against him and the two angels of the Lord – both fierce and mighty Captains of the Host? And yet the people balked – no faith and no sight – 38 years they wandered and died because they would not take their inheritance.

I’ll take the scraps that fall off the table and be happy – don’t think I won’t! A living dog is better than a dead lion, right?

….and after he fled, his successor (a step brother or a cousin or nephew) – who took over the name and station of Thutmose III and whose true identity remains unknown…avenged the ‘treason’ (as he esteemed it) of the ‘Hebrew bastard’ by literally scouring and defacing all likenesses of Hatshepsut (Moses’s mother who had led Egypt as the woman Pharoah who wore a beard but did not hide her feminity – she was far more successful than is remembered and for this she was also hated, but she had been blessed by her adopted son and his God) from the palaces and Royal tombs – which was = to taking away her salvation and godliness after departing to the underworld in death. Once again envy was the cause of murder – and mortally coveting the throne never makes for a successful reign by ANY king….

BUT Moses was an awesome and indescribable person – both fierce and gentle – he was loved by God for he loved the people so much he was willing to die over and over again that they might live….never did he claim his throne – it was something he gave away as he gave his life….but he who loses his life gains it in the end….and even in death ‘Mt Nebo’ guards the crown….

-----------------------------------------------

The northern crown, that is – the 7- starred crown which perches above the head of the strong and intelligent judge….the virgin on one side and the scorpion on the other…

In the ancient days, comets were called ‘bearded stars’ and just as the sphinx wore a beard on feminine leonine face – and Hashetput did the same….perhaps the morning star shall do the same for the coronation. But the beard will not remain

Isaiah 7:20

– this time there is no more wandering as a fugitive, no more hiding behind the visage of a man…the temple of sacrifice is passing the sceptre to the temple beautiful…

Mercury is an evening star in March and April (temple of sacrifice, first fruits of the wheat harvest, the atonement fulfilled, the redeemer and shepherd) and a morning star in September and October (temple beautiful, harvest of corn and wine, the atonement manifested, the redeemed slave and the lost sheep called Israel) …

Aries the Ram is ruled by Mars…it is the expression of ‘I AM’ and its trees are all that bear thorns and all sheep and rams are ruled by this sign…it is susceptible to harm from fires and sharp instruments..

Aries might bend but will not break – the only one able to break a ram is the one to which the ram gives up his will – Aries is proud and will not remain in debt to anyone…

Opposite the Ram (and opposite Passover, opposite the Son, opposite the male cherubim, the harvest of corn and wine) is the justice of the balances – partnership and marriage change ‘I AM’ to ‘I BALANCE.’ Libra is ruled by Venus, whose trees are Almond, Cypress, and Ash…metal is bronze…ruling all snakes and lizards in the animal kingdom…this is the root of envy; just as Mars is the root of fear.

Lilith and Eve; Vashti and Esther; Michal and Abigail; Mary and Miriam; the whore and the virgin bride – the image of jealously and the apple of God’s eye…
Inanna returns; pure and shining and ALIVE…and fully dressed in all seven veils and the jewels which are her light and truth…she will marry her sons and rule in the name of Her Husband-Redeemer…

Heaven knows no fury like that of a woman…and what man can say ‘NO?’ The world will NEVER be the same (Thank you my Father!)

~Isaiah 4:1-6

Finally, a new thing! (really new?!?)

Jeremiah 31:21-23

Who will love God the most?

The one who was forgiven for the most sin – and there was one (two) upon who all the sins of the first world were laid…

And they bore the sins of men and also the reproach and the hate and the hard sayings of judgment coming from those they served…

For this they will be exalted – they will have their wish and they will stand on either side of the throne – just like they once hung on either side of the cross.

If you envy life then you must also envy death~

[edit on 10/27/2006 by queenannie38]