Monday, February 27, 2012

kindness

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."
 ~Abraham Joshua Heschel

kindness shows up when
we are not looking for it
arrives on water wings

in a dream i had
geese, ducks, squirrels& cats
running at my feet

each one quite sure that
it was their home; the others must
be pushed out the door

opening the door
got the geese to waddle out
squirrels and cats remain

cats resume bird-watching
on the window sill of home
squirrels still do skitter

Kate Lamberg
2/23/12

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