Mawdo Baba, Thanks for a great poem. What a way to start the week, reflecting on some of the things we take for granted. Thank you once again. Demba On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Baba Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *I will tell you why I cry* > > By Baba Galleh Jallow > > I will tell you why I cry > > Even kneeling before the sacred light > > Even chanting the sacred verse > > Even filled with the sacred love > > My heart rejoicing in blissful rapture > > At the glory of my Lord > > I will tell you why I cry > > Why my eyes turn to fountains > > Why my cheeks become waterfalls > > Even as I praise the Lord > > For blessing me with so much joy > > For keeping me so safe and sound > > For leading me unto His light > > For making me one who believes > > I will tell you why I cry > > Why pain daily dances on my face > > Why my smiles refuse to shine > > Why my heart is full of sand > > Even when I feel so blessed > > Even when my spirit laughs > > At the follies of this world > > I will tell you why I cry > > Because the one I thought I knew > > Is not the one I think I know > > Because the friend I thought I had > > Is not the friend I think I have > > Because the one I thought different > > Seems not so different after all > > Seems the same as all the others > > Who see the forest for the trees! > > ------------------------------ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up > now. <https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969> > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To > unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the > List Management, please send an e-mail to: > [log in to unmask]いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい