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Leave Be
LEAVE BE
Kindness is our magic
Love a tiny flower
Don’t pluck it leave it be
Here’s where our future lies
Appreciated (30d)
APPRECIATED
Kindly words
Never come amiss
Both hearts are
Uplifted
Let us ensure they never
Go out of fashion
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Gentle
GENTLE
Gentle is best
I’m sure I read that
Somewhere
Or maybe dreamt it
Who’s to say?
But if not
Then maybe t’is I
Should write it
Right here, right now
Gentle is best
And always
A Quality Of Mercy
A QUALITY OF MERCY
Do not be ashamed
When you’re less than silver-tongued
Always remember
When you hesitate
Or can’t find the words you want
To “Er …” is human
Midas Well (And Why Not?)
MIDAS WELL (AND WHY NOT?)
Say yes to life’s joys
Inexhaustible riches
So be round, not sharp
Daily Life
DAILY LIFE
yesterday
forgot and forgave
made an effort
as a result
was aware of kindness
felt connection
spoke with mindful effort
in a gesture of friendship
noticed
was aware
said yes
was touched
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– This blackout poem was extracted, with permission, from istopforsuffering’s post “Speech – the dangers and opportunities”. (http://istopforsuffering.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/speech-the-dangers-and-opportunities/)
Patient And Kindly
Oct 1
Posted by Ben Naga
PATIENT AND KINDLY
You do/will not understand (my view of) it
Therefore your viewpoint is invalid
Therefore you are invalid
When you both do this to one another
You can go on arguing
And get nowhere
Until one of three things happens
Give up – avoid in future – pretend
Win: triumph and submission (bribe – threaten – bully)
You start the killing
As a child
Watched parents
Other adults
Other children
Saw the games
Vowed to avoid that
And seek another way
Let us stop a while
Slip into Patient And Kindly mode
Slow down, take time
Let us work together
To examine your viewpoint
And all its implications
Inevitable and likely
With the use of reason and openness
Without emotional turmoil
Then let us do the same with mine
Let us together decide on a plan
Come out with something
We can both stand behind
And be modestly proud of
With nothing to hide from anyone
This is what turns a politician
Into a statesman
And we are all politicians
And we all have that choice
Of course to work properly
You both have to join in
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Tags: Anger, Ego, Empathy, Kindness, Love, Madness, Patience, Politics, Relationships, Social commentary