Fear

July 17, 2008 by Brad Shorr  
Filed under Coffee Break

Fear

The world crumbles

again

and yet

all things must pass
there is nothing new under the sun
I remember his words
do not be afraid.
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This is my contribution to the 25 Words of Wisdom project from Liz Strauss.

(Photo, do u fear love, by ia7mad on Flickr.)

Comments

14 Responses to “Fear”
  1. This ‘game’ is so much fun isn’t it? Wonder if Liz is going to publish an ebook of all these pieces - she could sell the rights the the London Underground as an extension of their ‘poetry on the tube’ initiative too couldn’t she?

    Actually, that’s an interesting question - what would the copyright situation be with a project like that as far as contributers go?

  2. Brad Shorr says:

    Hi Claire, thanks for visiting Word Sell! Good idea - it would be a perfect ebook. I have no idea about the copyright, but I’ll bet you dollars to donuts Liz does.

  3. Actually, you should ask Drew McClellan that question! (the AoC books)

  4. @Stephen says:

    Great post, I like where you went with your 25 words. Here is my contribution http://tinyurl.com/5jov9q

  5. Liz Strauss says:

    Brad,
    What you wrote is so powerful. Thank you.

  6. Love this, Brad! It’s powerful, so true, and so encouraging!

    Turning your entry into a poem was a wonderful way to make every word count!

    Great work!
    Jeanne

  7. Brad Shorr says:

    Thanks, Jeanne - glad it affected you that way. To tell the truth, there were two reasons why I made it a poem. First, I saw Robert Hruzek’s entries done that way and loved them. Second, I couldn’t figure out how to punctuate it as a single sentence!

  8. Making it a single sentence could have been tough! But, it’s just as well, because it’s perfect just the way it is!

  9. Joanna Young says:

    Brad, I’m sorry that I didn’t comment on this at the time, I read it and meant to but was busy catching up on feeds.

    I found this a very powerful contribution. Quietly powerful if you know what I mean.

    And I thought you said you didn’t really get poems?

    Joanna

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