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Tag(s): Activism; Peace; Peace; Poetry; Spirituality; Spirituality; War -Antiwar
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May 29, 2007 at 04:53:29

Avantara

by Jim Bush Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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I stretch my arms and legs
To reach the far corners of the world

I stretch my heart
To enter the deep caverns of my emotions

I stretch my soul
To encompass and be filled by the Great Spirit

I stretch my mind
To understand it's many facets and dimensions

I stretch my courage
To stand on the precipices of war and peace

I stretch my compassion
To contain all of my would-be enemies

I stretch my skin
To capture the warmth of the sun

I stretch my vision
To see Avantara

Jim Bush is a 61 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Katy,Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.