Thanks Bob.  Peace, now that would be nice; perhaps we need to honor each
other and our various religions first, huh?

kol tuv, Ryfkah


In a message dated 7/14/02 8:46:42 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< Hi Ryfkah,
Thanks for your information... I was almost getting it right. I guess the
one person, the one voice, that was able to ecumenically incorporate three
distinct religions was what confused me (it was only when I was out mowing
the lawn a few minutes ago that the thought flew into my head that The Mount
could be something to do with Islam... I was going to try and search for
some clues but clicked onto The Works instead!). But it still isn't easy to
accept that one person can feel at ease with 3 religio/political stances
that are engaged in so much violence (both today and for centuries). I like
the way you end the poem (the character comes across as firm and undaunted).
I like poetry that can hold the big world issues and the personal together.
It'd be good to see how it works out (the poem - and the peace process!)
Bob >>