the rose

Thank you, my friend PO3 Phyllis Maynard for honoring our friend SPC Nancy Greene Yes Janis Joplin was a musical genius.
Thank for posting the music video of Janis Joplin performing "The Rose"

"The Rose" written by Janis Joplin
Lyrics
"Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleedSome say love, it is a hunger
An endless, aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, it's only seedIt's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dyin'
That never learns to liveWhen the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong

Just remember, in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lie the seed, that with the sun's love
In the spring, becomes the rose"

FYI SSG Robert "Rob" WentworthCapt Rich BuckleyCW4 G.L. Smith
SPC Russ BoltonSFC Terry Wilcox SPC Margaret Higgins COL Mikel J. Burroughs Cynthia Croft SSG Franklin Briant1stsgt Glenn BrackinJennifer Lee (Doerflinger) HillSP6 Stephen Rogerson
SSgt Corwin WhickerCPT Paul Whitmer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Kim Patterson SSG Samuel KermonSP5 Geoffrey Vannerson

Totally agreed with you about the bullying.

Years ago in Korea I knew a guy who grew up across the street from Janis. I would go way out of my way occasionally to buy him lunch and let him tell Janis stories. Jimmie Johnson, the Superbowl winning coach of the Dallas Cowboys, was a year ahead of my friend and Janis in high school. He and Janice loathed each other.

Great song share sister Phyllis.