When I Am Gone...

[kentuck]

Let them say that I fought for peace and against war. Let them say that I did not go silently into the good night but that I spoke out against those believed the only path to peace was thru the barrel of a gun. Let them say that there was not a greedy bone in my body and that money was never something that I dreamed about ever in my life. Let them say that I joined with peaceful people to make this world a better place. Let them say that I thought about the least amongst us. Let the thoughts be good.

Let my tombstone have a simple sign in the middle - a peace sign.

[niyad]

1. wonderful epitaph--I trust this isn't something you are planning on using

any time soon!!

[JeffR]

2. K&R

Beautiful!

:kick:

[Minstrel Boy]

3. That deserves a Dylan song:

I will not go down under the ground
"Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' 'round
An' I will not carry myself down to die
When I go to my grave my head will be high,
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

There's been rumors of war and wars that have been
The meaning of the life has been lost in the wind
And some people thinkin' that the end is close by
'Stead of learnin' to live they are learning to die.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

I don't know if I'm smart but I think I can see
When someone is pullin' the wool over me
And if this war comes and death's all around
Let me die on this land 'fore I die underground.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

There's always been people that have to cause fear
They've been talking of the war now for many long years
I have read all their statements and I've not said a word
But now Lawd God, let my poor voice be heard.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

If I had rubies and riches and crowns
I'd buy the whole world and change things around
I'd throw all the guns and the tanks in the sea
For they are mistakes of a past history.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

Let me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood
Let me smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood
Let me sleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves
Let me walk down the highway with my brother in peace.
Let me die in my footsteps
Before I go down under the ground.

Go out in your country where the land meets the sun
See the craters and the canyons where the waterfalls run
Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho
Let every state in this union seep in your souls.
And you'll die in your footsteps
Before you go down under the ground.

[ashling]

4. I hope you are not going anywhere soon

I told my daughter that it was my wish that my funeral and/or memorial service should be turned into a full scale political event and that if any Republicans had the balls to show up, they should be castigated for their unfeeling egotism and hatred of humanity.

[Bluerthanblue]

5. amen Kentuck- but

please try and keep going as long as you can- This tired old world needs more like you-

[fooj]

6. May I share a favorite.......

Peace Train
by Cat Stevens

Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun

Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun

Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you

Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true

Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again


Peace.
:hug:

[Uncle Joe]

7. You are not going anywhere yet,

you have to hang around like the rest of us and see how it all turns out, however that is a most excellent epitaph. Keep up the good fight kentuck, because we need you.:hug:

[NNN0LHI]

8. Lets not get in a rush or nothing here old friend n/t

[many a good man]

9. Don't wanna die for nothing

Cats like me and you
Have got laws
That they adhere to
Laws outside the laws
As laid down
By those we don’t subscribe to
The world is getting stranger
But we’ll never lose heart
We can’t just wait for the
Old guard to die
Before we can
Make a new start

Bring on the revolution
(keep the pressure on)
I wanna die for something
Bring on the revolution
I wanna die for something
Bring on the revolution
I wanna die for something
Bring on the revolution
I don’t wanna die for nothing

For every freedom fighter
I wanna hold on tighter
To the hope and will you gave
You were the brave
You were the brave
And one day
When I hear your children sing
Freedom will ring
Freedom!

When we watch the children play
Remember
How the privileged classes grew
And from this day
We set out
To undo what won’t undo
Looking for the grand
In the minute
Every breath justifies
Every step that we take
To remove what the powers that be
Can’t prove
And the children will
Understand why

Bring on the revolution
(keep the pressure on)
I wanna die for something
Bring on the revolution
I wanna die for something
Bring on the revolution
I don’t wanna die for nothing
Bring on the revolution
I wanna die for something

[eridani]

10. I thought of Pete Seeger immediately

http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/trackdetail.aspx?itemid=35119
http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiWORLDGO;ttKEELROW.html

CHO: Well may the world go,
The world go, the world go.
Well may the world go,
When I'm far away.

Well may the skiers turn,
The swimmers churn, the lovers burn
Peace, may the generals learn
When I'm far away.

Sweet may the fiddle sound
The banjo play the old hoe down
Dancers swing round and round
When I'm far away.

Fresh may the breezes blow
Clear may the streams flow
Blue above, green below
When I'm far away.

[riona]

11. Amen