{"id":52,"date":"2016-09-08T06:29:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T06:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2016-09-08T06:29:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T06:29:59","slug":"broken-wing-by-will-reimer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/broken-wing-by-will-reimer\/","title":{"rendered":"“Broken Wing” by Will Reimer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broken Wing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Often we see those with infirmity as weak,
\nNeeding our sympathy and concern.
\nBut do we really see what\u2019s beneath,
\nIs it strength that lies beneath the infirm.<\/p>\n

We sorrow and weep over their disease,
\nNot thinking what it is like to live in their skin.
\nFrustration and resentment sometimes creep in,
\nWe even feel sorry that we are their kin.<\/p>\n

But when we ponder their place in our life,
\nDo we see clearly what their infirmity brought?
\nDid we not see that in all of the distress,
\nThe strength we shared could not have been bought?<\/p>\n

The life that is difficult is not to be sorrowed,
\nBut celebrated for what it brought into our world.
\nFor they are much more than their infirmity to us,
\nReaching into our soul our love was unfurled.<\/p>\n

Do we really see the person inside,
\nOr do we only see what the infirmity hides?
\nDo we see the desires the soul lit on fire,
\nOr the dreams that within their heart abides?<\/p>\n

Too often I have seen only the thing I detest,
\nAnd wonder how any spirit could do this to someone.
\nBut then when I peal back the layers of skin,
\nWas it him or us that made him undone?<\/p>\n

Fred had passion and pride,
\nHe had love for a joke.
\nHe wanted to sore with eagles,
\nAnd not wear his burdensome yoke.<\/p>\n

I wonder today as we lay him to rest,
\nDid we really know him under his skin?
\nHow do we mourn someone we might not have known,
\nPerhaps we lost out, that would be a sin.<\/p>\n

He saw Nashville and Hawaii,
\nAnd in bowling won a trophy.
\nHe tried snowboarding and diving,
\nAnd tried driving a car, which, well, was not holy!<\/p>\n

We often don\u2019t see what he did get to do,
\nHe travelled and was able to work many years.
\nSo today we want to see Fred for the good things in life,
\nIf we add them all up, perhaps we shed happy tears.<\/p>\n

So if I see the world, though his eyes not mine,
\nI can understand that he was perhaps luckier than most.
\nI see someone who loved us without a doubt,
\nSo let\u2019s raise our glasses, to Fred give a toast!<\/p>\n

A bird on the wind he sores evermore,
\nNo more broken wing to keep him on the ground.
\nSinging a song of freedom, he can dance on the wind,
\nNo doubt happiness and joy he has found.<\/p>\n

We will not regret any more his sorrow,
\nWe will celebrate what he brought through his struggle and strife.
\nWe will share our blessed memories of times immortal,
\nWe will not mourn our loss, but thank god for his life!<\/p>\n

Will Reimer<\/em>
\nSeptember 6, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Broken Wing Often we see those with infirmity as weak, Needing our sympathy and concern. But do we really see what\u2019s beneath, Is it strength that lies beneath the infirm. We sorrow and weep over their disease, Not thinking what it is like to live in their skin. Frustration and resentment sometimes creep in, We … Continue reading “Broken Wing” by Will Reimer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jreimer.com\/frederick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}