Thursday, March 15, 2018

Whirlwind by Frances Contreras

This is a beautiful poem from my friend and mentor Frances Contreras. I've copied it here exactly as she sent it to me and I am reprinting with her permission. She is a wonderful writer and friend.

WHIRLWIND

EACH OF US HAS STORIES TO TELL MOSTLY RELATED TO OUR FAMILY HISTORY OR RELATIONSHIPS

TODAY MY HEART FEELS A TREMBLE, A HAZE IN MY MEMORY

AS NIGHT CALLS I SING FOR YOU WITH SADNESS.

I SAT IN A CLEARNESS OF TIME IN WHITE SILENCE

DAWN HAS A HIGHTIDE OF CLOCKS

TIME HAS THE COLOR OF NIGHT; A STILLNESS…

SHADOWS HAVE FALLEN IN THE MEADOWS, AS FOUNTAIN S SING…

SOMETHING CAME UP OUT OF DARKNESS

LEFT ME SACRED, GRATEFUL AND WONDERFUL.

MY HEART DREAMED THE CLOCK OF MY GRANDMOTHER WITH A REMINDER THAT BEAUTY WALKS FREELY.

AND, I WOULD BE A DOVE CONNECTED TO HER HEART FOREVER

NOW I AM DEDICATED TO DOING THE BEST WORK I DO FROM MY SOUL…

FRANCES CONTRERAS

MARCH 14, 2018

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AnonymousApril 24, 2018 at 6:13 AM
Ur thoughts n poetry r really amazing
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Valerie MaldonadoMay 1, 2020 at 8:55 AM
Thank you!
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Desiderata

By Max Erhmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,

even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter,

for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble,

it's a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery.

But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;

many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.

Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love;

for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,

it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,

gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.

But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be.

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,

keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Whirlwind by Frances Contreras

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