by Mary Alice Burt
WHY WOULD I VIDEO A BLOG TO YOU?
I WRITE A LOT …
BUT SOMETIMES I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SPEAK.
SEEMS TO ME, THAT WILL MORE LIKELY
CARRY THE ESSENCE OF WHAT’S ON MY HEART FOR YOU.
SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO YOU GIVES ME THE FEELING,
AT LEAST THE HOPE,
OF A GREATER CONNECTION
BETWEEN YOU AND I.
WHY CAN’T I SPEAK MY BLOGS?
MOST LIKELY NOT DONE WITH PERFECTION
HOWEVER, AGAIN A GREATER SENSE OF CONNECTION.
I LIKE THE IDEA,
BUT LET ME WARN YOU IN ADVANCE
I AM NOT A PRODUCTION WIZ,
NO HIGH-END EQUIPMENT;
MY EDITING COULD LIKELY BE
A BIT HIT AND MISS
BUT I CANNOT LET THAT
STOP ME
BECAUSE I WANT TO SHARE AND SPEAK
MY HEART,
HIS HEART
WITH YOU.
YOU AND I ARE BOTH TRAVELERS
ON THIS JOURNEY
SO, YES,
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
MY LORD - YOUR LORD
PUTS THESE THOUGHTS
ON MY HEART
SO I WANT,
MUCH LIKE INVITING YOU TO TEA,
TO COME AND ENGAGE
He AND ME.
SO, EAT THE MEAT
AND SPIT OUT THE BONES
‘CUZ I REALLY DON’T
WANT TO DO THIS ALONE.
WHAT I WRITE,
BE IT FOR CHILDREN
TEENS OR ADULTS,
THE TARGET IS ALL THE SAME,
THE HUMAN HEART,
THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO EXCLAIM
OH THAT’S TOO BROAD!
DESCRIBE YOUR AVATAR
BETTER THAN THAT.
I MEAN WHAT DO THEY LIKE TO EAT, DRINK AND READ?
WHERE DO THEY SHOP?
ARE THEY MARRIED OR SINGLE?
MY SIMPLE REPLY IS
ALL YOU HAVE DESCRIBED
HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON HERE ON EARTH
THE HUMAN HEART
SEEMS TO ME
EVERYONE HAS ONE,
SO IT IS THE HEART,
THE HUMAN SPIRIT
I WANT TO EDIFY.
NOW I AM GOING TO GET
REALLY REAL.
AS I LAY IN BED ONE NIGHT
I BEGAN TO QUESTION,
“WHAT’S YOUR PURPOSE FOR MY BLOG?”
(FEELING I REALLY SHOULD KNOW IT).
AROUND 3 A.M. THESE WORDS CAME TO ME:
INSPIRATION .. NO PRESPIRATION … INVITATION … TRANSFORMATION
REDEMPTION … REMINDERS … so we REFOCUS.
PRETTY CLEAR.
BEHIND THE SCENES
THE TRUTH IS,
AND IT IS KINDA FUNNY,
FOR YEARS I NEVER LET
ANYONE TAKE MY PICTURE
—AND NOW I’M DOING VIDEOS??—
WHAT’S WITH THAT!
THE BEHIND THE SCENES
IS SIMPLY THIS:
HE PUTS SOMETHING ON MY HEART,
I TYPE IT UP
— I TRIED FOR YEARS
TO LET THESE THING SIT —
AND THO I DIDN’T SEE IT COMIN’
THERE CAME A DAY
I KNEW....
YOU KNOW THAT PLACE INSIDE
WHERE YOU JUST KNOW?
THAT PLACE THAT JUST WON’T LET GO?
SO,
THE BEHIND THE SCENES
WITH NO GREAT PRODUCTION,
I BEGAN TO SHOW UP
WITH MY CAMERA
ON MY PHONE,
JUST BECAUSE HE
WANTS IT SO.
TECHNOLOGY AND ME
PERHAPS YOU HAVE GUESSED BY NOW
TECHNOLOGY IS NOT MY STRONG SUIT.
I DON’T LOVE TO RESEARCH
HOW TO DO THIS TECH
TRICK
OR THAT.
WHEN I GREW UP
A PHONE WAS FOR DIALING
WELL TRUTHFULLY-
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE
WAS TO TAKE THE
SPEAKER OFF THE HOOK
AND UPON HEARING
A VOICE SAY,
“NUMBER PLEASE”
I WOULD TELL THE OPERATOR
“29, PLEASE”
(WE WERE BOTH VERY POLITE)
IT WAS AS SIMPLE AS THAT
TO TALK TO DAD.
EVEN AT THAT
WE THOUGHT
TECHNOLOGY WAS PRETTY RAD!
I DIDN’T NEED A CAMERA,
I KNEW HIS VOICE.
AND SENDING HIM A VIDEO WAS
NOT EVEN A CHOICE.
THO PHONE TECHNOLOGY
HAS COME A LONG, LONG WAY
I’M STILL BEHIND TO THIS VERY DAY.
OH IF I ONLY HAD THE GENE
THAT LOVED THIS GISMO AND THAT
OR GOT A KICK OUT OF
LEARNING NEW TECH TRICKS.
WELL, THAT DEPOSIT IS NOT IN ME,
AND I DO NOT EASILY SEE
THE “HOW”
THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT
MAKE ME BOW.
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