ABOUT THE MILITERY

At this time I cannot comment about my experiences in Vietnam. Not going to happen, O.K. But I would like to share with you my general fellings about the militery. Not the Government but the people who fight to keepus safe and free at home here in the U.S.A.

I wrote this for my customers who were in the service or had family members in the service overseas when I had my Daiquiria shop.

I hope you enjoy this.




Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

I Saw In Louisiana A Live-Oak Growing

I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing,
All alone stood it and the moss hung down from the branches,
Without any companion it grew there uttering joyous leaves of
dark green,
And its look , rude, unbending, lusty, made me think of myself,
But I wonder’d how it could utter joyous leaves standing
alone there without its friend near, for I knew I could not,
And I broke off a twig with a certain number of leaves,
upon it and twined around it a little moss,
And brought it away, and I have placed it in sight in my room,
It is not needed to remind me as of my own dear friends,
(For I believe lately I think of little else than of them,)
Yet it remains to me a curious token, it makes me think
of manly love ;
For all that, and though the live-oak glistens there in
Louisiana solitary in a wide flat space,
Uttering joyous leaves all its life without a friend a lover near,
I know very well ,,I could not. ( By Walt Whitman)



WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THIS
Many young people from Louisiana ,in the military, we watched grow, like the live-oak .
They stand alone, for the moss hanging from their branches represents the families, friends and loved ones they leave behind. And still they glow like the joyous leaves of dark green.
Their look , could be me looking into a mirror at a younger age. This is why it made me think of myself.
At one time in my life I did the job they are doing. But today without my family and friends near me, I know I could not.
The broken twig is each person, the leaves are prayers and the moss twined around it is the hope for a safe and speedy return home.
Their love for mankind is what makes me think of manly love.
Hopefully they will all come back as glistening live-oaks to the solitary, wide, flat space of Louisiana .
I look at the big picture of the job that they do and
I know very well I could not. (by Peter Collins)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the men and women in our armed forces. They should be very proud for the sacrifices they make and for the very good job they do of keeping us safe and our country free. I wish God to give each and every one of them a safe and speedy return back home.
Thank You Very Much, Peter Collins, “Poppa.”

Remember although you are all my sisters, you are all also my friend. Try to connect this to what you have read above.

LUV-U-ALL
Peter