Stranger, if you passing meet me
and desire to speak to me,
why should you not speak to me?
And why should I not speak to you?
~Walt Whitman
I felt suddenly like Walt Whitman last night
in the parking lot of Rainbow Foods,
still dazzled from a poetry reading I’d attended,
fresh ponds of rain shining between cars.
I smiled at boy pushing shopping cart;
he smiled back, it was wonderful!
Inside, I watched a man with dreadlocks
carefully bag the cookies he bought.
I observed four brown-eyed children unload
a paycheck’s worth of groceries for their mother.
Listen, I know we’re all of us hiding bruises,
but when a veil seems to lift,
it doesn’t always reveal sorrow.
I saw ordinary people holding doors
for each other, saying please, and
the sky, when I left, was incredibly lavender.
~Francine Marie Tolf
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness. ~1 Chronicles 16:29 ✝
**Image via Pinterest
Beautiful post and love that pic.
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Thanks V❣😘
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I tried watching the national TV news tonight and it didn’t take long to feel overwhelmed. I couldn’t hang in there til the last few minutes of good news. But this post washes me clean. Thanks. I needed that!
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Oh how lovely‼️ I’m so glad it did❣😘
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This was so beautiful.
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Thank you Zee❣😘
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ooooo—now that’s an image of what would otherwise be some sort of butterfly—all otherworldly and purple 🙂
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And I looooooovvvvvvveeeeee love purple otherworldly or otherwise❣😘
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Wonderful post Natalie. I read your posts early in the morning and they inspire me over the day
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Awwwww that’s so sweet of you Raewyn❣😘
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