Touching Hands and Hearts as We Do

for Franziska on her birthday

Civil war in Iraq
And plague is coming back
This time around known as bird flu

Our people are in pain
Our leaders are insane
What on earth are they thinking of?

We can only wonder
But if we go under
I want to go under with you

However hard we try
We live awhile then die
Win and lose laugh and cry

What we are looking for is love

We simply want to be
At peace and safe and free
To live with dignity

Not to be beneath nor above
Touching hands and hearts as we do

+Steven Curtis Lance



Copyright MMVI

Hello, thanks for this super kind gesture and devoted love of yours on my birthday
unfortunately i have been very sick today and may come into hospital tonight... something with my back, can't walk properly anymore because of the pain

take care, Love...

*Franziska

My birthday girl, I just left you a message; I will call back again soon.

Hang on, and Happy Birthday no matter what. We will get better and be happy yet; the only way is up from here.

I have just emerged from a long and troubled sleep of nightmares, and have read your sweet reply here; it seems we both are having a rough time of it. But, somehow, we will get through it all.

At least we are not alone in this absurd world, or at least we are alone together.

Hang on, and Happy Birthday in any case; remember what Dante said:

"Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always."

Respect, solidarity, and love always,

+Stevie