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Summoning The Will (For Christopher Reeve)
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Summoning The Will (For Christopher Reeve) |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
(This is my song tribute to our dearest "Superman", who was also a super man. I've found that many remember Reeve as the Man of Steel himself, but truly I believe, more importantly, it was Reeve's activism that made him "super". Beyond the acting he did, his liberal politics from funding for scientific research for cures, stem cell research, the environment, etc. are what I find most remarkable about him. For Reeve is a great role model, who tells us in spite of limitations, to keep going on, that if you embrace your free spirit, your heart will always be more powerful than a locomotive, and you can achieve anything. Reeves has been inspiring to me ever since I was a little boy and saw the original Superman movies. So, by his advice, when times are hard, especially in difficult times as these, just give yourself twenty minutes to cry, then say, "And now, forward!". God Bless Christopher Reeve! We will forever remember him, a true American hero.  ) Summoning The Will By: Noah Eaton 10/16/04 Up, up the long, delirious burning blue, feathers of heaven raise us like the birds, posterity laughs at us, but providence trains us to stare upward, it's not the flowing red cape, nor the cardboard grocery carton pirate ships, that instruct us in learning to fly, it's the ability to retain that innocence... "So many of our dreams first seem impossible, then they seem improbable.", but when we take the time, summoning the will, swimming out to the ocean, "they soon become inevitable" And now, forward! And now, forward! It's the thousand years of experience, dreaming of angels that send us on our way, It's the tree you gaze upon, once you see its shadow from the sky, It's the hand you're dealt you play, that makes this whole game worthwhile. It's the activist irregular verb of love, that generates the velocity in our blood... "So many of our dreams first seem impossible, then they seem improbable.", but when we take the time, summoning the will, swimming out to the ocean, "they soon become inevitable" WE CAN...WE MUST...WE WILL! WE CAN...WE MUST...WE WILL! Flying a kite, is the beginning of an odyssey to touch God's hand, there you have been, and there you will always long to return, it is not the X-ray vision, that helps us see beyond our limitations, your soul's found a place in the sky, in your lungs you feel the wind, you're tasting flight... "So many of our dreams first seem impossible, then they seem improbable.", but when we take the time, summoning the will, swimming out to the ocean, "they soon become inevitable" WE CAN...WE MUST...WE WILL! WE CAN...WE MUST...WE WILL!  "You'll find something that's enough to keep you But if the bright lights don't receive you You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20 |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Whispering my thanks for this tribute, Noah. He was, and will always be SUPERMAN, role model extraordinaire |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
Beautiful tribute Noah. Eric |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
A super tribute to a super person. I hope that Chris Reeves' mission will live on... believe in what your heart feels... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fantastic...James |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Thank you for this exceptional post celebrating the life of Christopher Reeves!  I'm literally choked up by your song, the listing of his charitable and philanthropic deeds, and the photos of this super man extraordinaire.Blessings to him, his family ~ and to you, Linda |
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