deep thoughts

At a meeting last night, I was gifted with a free copy of One World, One Heart, a book of healing and inspriational poetry by Susan Polis Schutz. She's the same woman who writes most of the insides of those watercolory cards with long missives about how things wil get better if you just listen to the quiet silence of your heart. That stuff. I think that this book is her response to September 11. Allow me to share a sample:

We all cry the same tears
tears of fright
tears of sadness
tears of loss
tears of frustration
tears of dissapointment
tears of lonliness
Lands are flooded with our tears
We need one another's
kindness, cooperation, trust and respect
to survive

My favorite part is how there is no punctuation at all, except for a random Capital Letter. It's kind of like Emily's poetry that way.

In the end, over a watercolor of two happy people, at sunset, of course, enjoying a campfire, we are reminded:

We must make the world
a place where
love dominates our hearts
nature sets the standard for beauty
simplicity and honesty are
the essence of our relationships
kindness guides our actions
and everyone respects one another

So, let us go forth into the world with love in our hearts today, my dear readers, changed for some free inspirational poetry.

Posted by volfie at March 24, 2004 06:02 AM