By Derrick Brown (follow on Twitter @dbrowndbrown)
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Dear Hannah,
I'm a #StandupStoryteller.
I'm the "Brother From Another Planet".
Strange people think I am strange.
I think that what I experience is strange.
And still I rise.
We are all born.
Then we "dash" to the "finish line".
During the "dash" - we live, love,
LEarn, handle our business, and
tell our own stories.
This is "us" ...
Love,
Daddy
Daddy
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By Derrick Brown
7-21-2024
[COMMENTARY 1]
We are all born.
Then we "dash" to the "finish line".
During the "dash" - we live, love,
LEarn, handle our business, and
tell our own stories.
This is "us".
[VERSE 1] "Who Are We?"
[1-4]
we the people
know we're equal
write the verse
then the sequel
spin the yarn (cotton)
thread the needle (make clothes, football, golf)
''acquisition_ (land, possessions)
_and retrieval (cotton, peanuts)
[5-8]
plant the corn
own the diesel (tractor)
paint the barn
and the easel (artists)
'revere the family_
_and the steeple (church)
'respect the beagle_ (animals)
_and the eagle (USA)
[9-12]
''disagree_
_but keep it peaceful
''turbulence_
_but no upheaval
'speak ya peace_
_but speak no evil
'enjoy yourself_
_but no Knievel
[13-16]
deliverance (railroad)
free the people
''helpful like_
_a paralegal
''strong enough_
_to say "I'm feeble"
''practical_
_and cerebral
[COMMENTARY 2]
We got to "where we are"
through fields, rivers,
and rails ...
... through REAL successes
and fails ...
... and by recognizing that
opportunities are often
disguised as WORK ...
... and still we rise ...
[VERSE 2] "How Did We Get 'Here'"
[1-4]
Life_of_Riley?_
_no_crystal_stair
''mother_to_son_
_the_game_ain't_fair
''mother_to_son_
_ya_feel_my_stare
''mother_to_son_
_ya_feel_my_care
[5-8]
''mother_to_son_
_ya_feel_my_prayer
''second_to_none_
_precious_and_rare
''fabric_of_life_ (cotton)
_but_had_to_share_ (sharecropping, hand-me-downs)
_we_loan_so_we'll_
_own_another_pair
[9-12]
'river_of_fears_
_that_made_us_cry
'but_cleared_the_mind_
_to_question_why
'_and_find_another_
way_to_try
'_you_can_win_
_when_you_apply
[13-16]
'survive_adVance_ (Vance)
_shoot_under_par (golf)
'shine_just_like_
_the_only_star (Lone Star)
'stand_ya_ground_
_exceed_the_bar
'love_at_home_ (Elloree)
_or_from_afar
[CONCLUSION] "What Have We Done?" | "Where Do We Go From Here?"
We ...
... sow, grow,
LEarn, lead, succeed,
"reach then teach",
"shake and bake",
"wheel and deal",
cook, feed,
protect, serve,
write, create,
dictate, narrate,
build, fix,
tell, sell,
tackle,
freestyle,
dance, act, react,
analyze, catalyze,
mobilize, evangelize,
study, predict,
counsel, say, pray,
kneel, feel,
hope, heal,
and change.
From today forth, the rest of our
story is unwritten ... but we must
tell our own story.
There are new trails to blaze,
new stars to reach,
new chapters to write and recite,
and a heaven out there somewhere ...
... where we shall all meet again
... and we climb a step every day.
Selah.
Love, grace, and peace.
About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)
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I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
I am a “standup storyteller.”
I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.
Everything must change - and stay changED.
Tradition begins and ends with change.
Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.
I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.
My education began when I finished school.
After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.
My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.
I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.
We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.
I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).
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