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**Leosyndicate** · 11-13-2006, 11:11 AM

This is a bit off-topic... to me, it bears a personal connection to Recovery and MMj. Part of remaking myself in Recovery has been sporadic charitable/volunteer efforts. And MMj is a movement about compassion, for each other and the community. At recent ASA meets, charitable community involvement has been discussed and I am in full enthusiastic support. It's a very therapeutic act to volunteer!! And it helps us to be embraced by the non-mj-consuming public...

So… I was invited to write poetry to be hung up at the ******** in ******, CA which is currently being built. It’s part of a charitable effort put on by ******* to provide basic services, vaccinations, and free preventative medical health care to children and families who have fallen on hard times.

I'll put the poem in the next post. I have rewritten and revised some of the verses of this thing, more times than I can count. We blew it up on canvas (2’ wide x 3’ tall) yesterday, and now we’re looking to get it stretched and framed.

Please let me know what you think.. -Leosyn

**Leosyndicate** · 11-13-2006, 11:13 AM

Here it is...
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A Child’s Chance

Upon this bench, I sit and wait
As Fate untangles thread.
Burdened by the world’s weight
Deep breaths to clear my head.

My eyes behold a three-year-old
Who bounds into their scope.
I’m heartened by this three-year-old’s
Ability to cope.

To cope with Life as just a game
The outcome left to Chance
Captured in the Moment’s frame—
The Child’s tuneless Dance.

Which brings me to this Travesty
Of aging beyond Three
To beg of Age’s Majesty:
“Return my Dance to me.”

To anyone, I shall proclaim
Perfection, practice makes—
While savoring forgotten charms
Of Innocence displaced.

LeoSyndicate
November 2006

nadimb · 11-13-2006, 11:16 AM

very nice.. please let me know when you are done with the poster version, please...

**Leosyndicate** · 11-13-2006, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadimb

very nice.. please let me know when you are done with the poster version, please...

Nadimb,

Thanks for your interest. The canvas version has been made.. But we have not stretched, mounted, and framed it yet.. Have not made any poster versions, but once we hang the canvas in the ******, if people express an interest in purchasing their own copy... I will make posters.. proceeds will go to ******..

It's still a ways out... As I said earlier, the center is under construction. If you know the area at all, it's the old civic center in *****. The city government built a new facility nextdoor and moved their operations. The old civic center, which includes great examples of some very nice historical architecture, is being restored to its original appearance and used for community events, fundraising, public assistance programs, and other fine causes... I think the building I'm involved with will be up and running by mid December or early January.

maxbucka_LFPC · 05-23-2008, 05:41 AM

thank you.

11-13-2006, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Leosyndicate Raising Eyebrows and Lowering Standards Since 1979 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Co-Op: No Vendor: yes Patient: YES Posts: 733 Rep Power: 29	Helping Kids This is a bit off-topic... to me, it bears a personal connection to Recovery and MMj. Part of remaking myself in Recovery has been sporadic charitable/volunteer efforts. And MMj is a movement about compassion, for each other and the community. At recent ASA meets, charitable community involvement has been discussed and I am in full enthusiastic support. It's a very therapeutic act to volunteer!! And it helps us to be embraced by the non-mj-consuming public... So… I was invited to write poetry to be hung up at the ****** in **, CA which is currently being built. It’s part of a charitable effort put on by ***** to provide basic services, vaccinations, and free preventative medical health care to children and families who have fallen on hard times. I'll put the poem in the next post. I have rewritten and revised some of the verses of this thing, more times than I can count. We blew it up on canvas (2’ wide x 3’ tall) yesterday, and now we’re looking to get it stretched and framed. Please let me know what you think.. -Leosyn Leosyndicate says..Brilliance is what permeates the darkness Of steady and immeasurable misfortune. It shudders in the corner, feeling tortured By the overriding policy of caution. Last edited by Leosyndicate; 11-15-2006 at 03:40 PM.. Reason: Details of the organization removed

11-13-2006, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Leosyndicate Raising Eyebrows and Lowering Standards Since 1979 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Co-Op: No Vendor: yes Patient: YES Posts: 733 Rep Power: 29	Re: Helping Kids Here it is... -------------------- A Child’s Chance Upon this bench, I sit and wait As Fate untangles thread. Burdened by the world’s weight Deep breaths to clear my head. My eyes behold a three-year-old Who bounds into their scope. I’m heartened by this three-year-old’s Ability to cope. To cope with Life as just a game The outcome left to Chance Captured in the Moment’s frame— The Child’s tuneless Dance. Which brings me to this Travesty Of aging beyond Three To beg of Age’s Majesty: “Return my Dance to me.” To anyone, I shall proclaim Perfection, practice makes— While savoring forgotten charms Of Innocence displaced. LeoSyndicate November 2006 Leosyndicate says..Brilliance is what permeates the darkness Of steady and immeasurable misfortune. It shudders in the corner, feeling tortured By the overriding policy of caution. Last edited by Leosyndicate; 11-16-2006 at 01:43 PM..

11-13-2006, 11:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
nadimb Living LIFE ; ) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BurB... Co-Op: NO Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 125 Rep Power: 13	Re: Helping Kids very nice.. please let me know when you are done with the poster version, please... nadimb says.. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-23-2008, 05:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
maxbucka_LFPC Hi, Im New! Join Date: Jan 2008 Co-Op: no Vendor: yes Patient: yes Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Re: Helping Kids thank you.

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