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"The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good."
~Ann Landers
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do."
~ Potter Stewart
"Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.
~ Harper Lee
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." ~Albert Einstein
"Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." And then do it." ~Duane Michals, "More Joy of Photography"
"The hardest thing about reality is returning to it after an hour inside your child's mind." ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
How do we say goodbye
to one teetering on the brink of life,
childhood behind, striding towards adulthood,
with unseen tears closeted behind a façade
that excluded everyone, hiding his pain, his fears,
his belief that solace would be found
by departing this world?
Now that pain is riven, shattered
like the souls he left behind, shared
amongst the survivors of the war within him,
who trudge through each day wondering
what they could have done, why didn’t they see,
why didn’t they hear his voice wailing
in the silence of his lonely fortress?
His toddling steps still echo in his parents’ ears,
the smile that once illuminated their life
now extinguished, his laughter, a memory
to be replayed in the night, his name quivering
upon friends’ lips who look, then realize there’s
no one there, just remnants of a lost soul,
an unfulfilled promise who’s time is past.
How do we say goodbye? We sing
a song of love and loss, share memories of a life
too soon ended, give thanks for the joy his presence
bestowed, embrace him within our hearts, love him
as he was, so human and frail; light a candle to guide
his way onward, remind ourselves that we can’t
control the hand of fate, and say,
“Until we meet again.”
The Quote for Today is about imagination - inspiration - creativity; wonderful words from a range of individuals. I hope you enjoy them as much as I.
"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
~Edgar Allan Poe, "Eleonora"
"Trust that little voice in your head that says "Wouldn't it be interesting if..." And then do it."
~Duane Michals, "More Joy of Photography"
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." ~Albert Einstein
"There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost." ~Martha Graham
“Write what should not be forgotten.” ~ Isabele Allende
"To create one's own world, in any of the arts, takes courage." ~ Georgia O’Keeffe
If it's April, it's National Poetry Month again. I'm trying to get back into the swing of writing again. So, here's a little poem dashed off for one of the prompts - a postcard poem.
Smoke-filled cerulean skies rain ash down
onto wind-swept plains, summer heats the spring,
dry days crinkle skin and earth, garden hoses soak
winter’s leavings, a small protection from raging
wildfires, and each drizzle is greeted with joyful
dance and a heartfelt prayer for just a little more.
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