Call for Submissions

I have updated my Walking Song, can’t seem to leave it alone, but our pastor’s sermon in church today helped me see why: This is, after all, a poem about praying ceaselessly. It is not the same prayer all day, but it’s been a good starter when you have ninety minutes in the early morning with a fairly consistent tempo and a captive and private audience (who incidentally seems to appreciate the poem, too). I’m not reposting it, just editing (actually doubling the length of) what’s already there, so feel free to go back to see. As for my pastor’s sermon, it was all about taking cues to keep the prayer going, from This is the day as the alarm rings, to Create in me a clean heart, to Come Lord Jesus, and so on, ending with Love you, Dad as your head hits the pillow.

Meanwhile, I’d like to make a call for submissions. I have more specific calls for the rest of the Symposians, but Dan, this blog is your inspiration, so I’ll start generally with you. When do we see the next Stavra Europa installment?

Dick, we’re still waiting to see you post your water poem. I liked it, and you said that Anne liked it, too, but apart from that, it kind of belongs on this blog, just like your earlier photo submission. And Mom says you have more photos to post - please do!

Anne, I’m told you are now published - congrats! - and Mom has encouraged me to go to your blogsite to read your last several entries. Which I am meaning to do, hopefully even before you have a chance to post a link on this site. Wherever I see it first, I do look forward to the read.

Mom, I forgot to ask you how your reading went. And will we get to see your award winning story on this blog? With Anne’s screening and permission, of course. But I must say again, it is an excellent story, and one on my mind a little more as I become aware of my daughter’s recent friendship-relationship dilemmas. She’s still strongly preferring the former, and I’m still intending to keep the same rule Josh had for Lena anyway, but I’m almost wondering if I should be reading this story to her someday.

Josh, I did say I liked having the chance to hear your last sermon a few weeks back, and it was a good message, too - much better, in fact, that my impromptu telephone sermonette based on the Book of Mormon last week, which was probably poor advice to give you in the face of things. Please, help me get the taste of that one out of my mouth, and submit something more appropriate! (For the rest of you, that’s the Broadway, South Park styled Book of Mormon, which probably has little in common with what Mitt Romney has on his nightstand).

Finally, back to you Dan.  Should we see the music, too, to your Pushkin song?  You may be interested to hear that I've found myself (yes, with the help of a piano) assigning chords to some of my walking song.  E.g., first lines of parts 2 and 4, with melody of EDCD,ACCC, gets chords C, Gmin, F, C.  What do you think?