Kindness ~
no form or substance, caught only in a smile, touch, or helping hand
missing from photo albums
or gilded frames,
as ethereal as
the scent of a sweet pea
reaches back to the child we were
to calm young fears and trembles
Kindness carries soft light into the world.
“Whose heart am I dealing with?”
~ Rupaul, author of The House of Hidden Meanings
Authors note:
quotation from Global Morning Show TV interview, April 18, 2024
Trust ~
hard to come by these days
voices over phones
black and white emails,
social media words
faceless names
only known
by someone else
Only inside
is trust real
tied to intuition
gut feelings ~
stand still slowly
breath deeply
let go of panic
gently believe in yourself
know that you are safe
“Always remember you are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
~ Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh
Routine ~ rigid, flat and boxy
The only word I knew to use
Word search, play and puzzles
found a better word
Design - flexible and beautiful
fanning out in petals
rooted in belief of self
a work of creativity.
“When the image is new, the world is new.”
~ Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
