Whence Came the Name of this Blog


My title came from this poem which encourages us all to slow down. I liked it long before MS made me slow down; I was really into e.e. cummings when I was in high school. No, it's not that I was so much in a hurry pre-MS, but MS did put the brakes on for me. Stop!
My life as I knew it had changed; but that was then and this is now.


10

little man
(in a hurry
full of an
important worry)
halt stop forget relax

wait

(little child
who have tried
who have failed
who have cried)
lie bravely down

sleep

big rain
big snow
big sun
big moon
(enter

us)


e.e.cummings
no thanks


Good night, TTYL and Be Well

Comments

  1. Lisa EmrichOctober 6, 2008 at 10:22:00 AM PDT

    Hi Webster,

    I just saw a comment you left at BrainCheese about not forgetting your blog. I'll be adding you to the massive MS Blogger list over at my place.

    Welcome to the MS Blogger Community.

    Lisa

    P.S. I really like this poem as well.

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  2. Have Myelin?October 7, 2008 at 4:01:00 PM PDT

    I thought it sounded... somewhat vaguely like my mom for some reason until I realized Mom was a cummings fan. :-) She had his books everywhere. I must have seen this somewhere.

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