Believe me, every heart has its secret sorrows, which the world knows not, and oftentimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Day: August 6, 2019
Be not inhospitable to strangers
“Those who carry God in their hearts,
bear Heaven with them wherever they go.”
~ St. Ignatius of Loyola
image – Shakespeare and Company, Paris
Text and image source: Contemplative Monk on Facebook
Before Dawn – A poem by Goff James
sleeping beauty
I thought
that I could
make it right
if I could
kiss you
just one time
I thought
that I could
make it last
forever if
I kissed you
hard enough
but I wasn’t
your flavor
of poison apple
never to touch
your lips
A Six-Word Story
Anger
Diffuse that anger before it dwells within you taking a permanent spot, for vexation always pollute sane minds
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Tender
why are we so afraid of
the tender, exposure of
inside, gently cradled by
toughness skinned over
from days of survival,
thick with not letting
anyone in, to touch
the real, born within us.
© Ali Grimshaw 2019
THE TENDERNESS PROJECT IS AN EXPERIMENT IN RADICAL EMPATHY CURATED BY ROSS GAY AND SHAYLA LAWSON. IT RECOGNIZES THE TENDERNESSES THAT APPEAR IN THE MARGINS AND LIGHTS THESE TINY SPACES.
Life Box – Quote of the day
Yet
loving heart still beats
but the destroyed mind wants death
yet, there’s still some hope
what love is
matching towels
hers and his
but never together
I cry alone
so, you don’t know
the pain I feel
in how much you
mean to me
as I pray for you
to show me
what love is
The Reluctant Poet 