Monday, February 15, 2021

kind and gentle is our attire

 

when i reach out to you with an open hand in

lieu of a clenched fist, will you reach out and take

it with the kindness intended, remembering the

gentle caring touch, it wishing to be passed on

 

to feel the soft breeze in lieu of stormy wind,

through the greys seeing the sun rays pierce,

watching verdant fields of tall grass dance,

strong and sturdy trees bending in the wind

 

and so we all traverse in this mundane sojourn

some days full of angst, with sadness and pain

but then juxtaposed with days where kindness

peers through with a smile and warm embrace

 

remember you are not alone, and neither am I,

we are in this journey together so that the weight

and burdens of life are shared upon many shoulders

of a community, to mitigate and assuage the pain

 

the face of strength is in voice not in silence, its

in kindness and gentleness not in vileness and

stoic apathy with an uncaring heart, strength is

the gentleness of water, the bending tree

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