FOR MARTIN BUBER

 
 
 

Friends spend themselves for others,

Help each other more to be

When I becomes we.


Marriage is more than a license,

Is greater than a me,

When I becomes we.


Cities become more than faces

In a selfish human sea,

If I becomes we.

poem by

Gerald Rich

©1975

music by

William Vollinger

©1993

MARTIN BUBER


GERALD RICH

This page is a tribute to the memory and work of Gerald Rich,

who was not only a good poet, but also a good man. For many

years Gerry was an outstanding and dedicated English teacher

at both the high school and college levels, who gave much extra

effort to stimulate, encourage and empower his students to live

their lives at a higher level.  It was a privilege to know him and

to work with him. This poem is not only an extension of Martin

Buber’s thought, but of Gerry’s thought and life as well.