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She wraps her child in the old, soft mantle though the child is grown into a woman she has raised with gentle hands and tender affection her daughter shivers as the chill pierces the holes in the aged fabric a mother’s excuses no longer explain how they came to be there in the first place through the tight weave that could never rip
©Neetu Malik 2017
I have used an image for this poem on my other sites but am hoping for a better one!
An old friend of mine (42 years now) just emailed me and asked if I remembered this poem. He keeps a copy with him always and says it always inspires him and he lives his day by it. I just thought I'd post it here for the few who have never heard of it and for those who have to remember it again.
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your...
You water me
that I might grow
lush and luxuriant
you prune me
when my branches stray
too far out or too high
you mulch me
when you think
I may wilt or die
you nurture me
as if I am too frail
to stand on my own
as if without you
I might fail to thrive
in truth, maybe it is you
who needs me
to survive
(c) Neetu M. All Rights Reserved.
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I'm posting this photo that I took yesterday in the hopes that a collaborative effort will be made by someone to add a poem that is relevant.
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• Post an IMAGE and then request a POEM, ETC., to accompany that IMAGE, or,
• Post a short POEM/INSPIRATIONAL/HUMOROUS or THOUGHTFUL WRITING and request an IMAGE to accompany that POEM, ETC. .
A completed COLLABORATION will be POSTED AS SUCH with COPYRIGHT © ATTRIBUTIONS TO BOTH THE POET and IMAGE-MAKER.
EXAMPLE:
Poem by Member NEETU MALIK/IMAGE AND LAYOUT BY MEMBER A. MACARTHUR
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FYI: For this Forum's purposes,
• When one member contributes both the IMAGE and the TEXT, that will be posted as a "SELF-COLLABORATION" •
• Whenever required, A. Mac will do the layout and choice of type face (font) for any given collaboration (and hope to hell he does a decent job of it!) … so no member should hesitate with regard to participating.
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