tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post113259342480527444..comments2024-03-11T13:06:54.859-07:00Comments on Esther's Writing Works : Trigger Poem, Nye, You Have to Be Careful, Women's Writing Groups, Cancer Lifeline, Week of Nov. 14thEsther Altshul Helfgotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17197997357138853342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326268.post-1137523452267528352006-01-17T10:44:00.000-08:002006-01-17T10:44:00.000-08:00Trigger Poem: "You Have to Be Very Careful" from ...Trigger Poem: "You Have to Be Very Careful" from Words Under the Words: Selected Poems by Naomi Shihab Nye, November 21, 2005, inspired me to write:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Taking Care<BR/><BR/>When I think of all the words, <BR/>thoughts and all <BR/>the possible meanings…<BR/>found in my life…<BR/>words I never imagined or understood…<BR/>consideration that all words deserve… <BR/>recognizing, accepting… <BR/>realizing the special note on a music score.<BR/>words embraced with care <BR/>are carefree like a stanza,<BR/>on winged blessings, <BR/>feelings and tribulations… <BR/>make a sonnet.<BR/><BR/>As a child, <BR/>words danced in the moonlight<BR/>as reflections of my dreams gone by…<BR/>curiously watching these words<BR/>inspired and stick you like a thorn…<BR/>bringing forth the blood and tears<BR/>of my resistance…<BR/><BR/>I am bathed by the glow <BR/>the illumination of the care <BR/>in which I expound upon my feelings…<BR/>tempered with love, mercy, <BR/>care and kindness that I would capture <BR/>receive for myself…<BR/>faithfully sharing this feeling with others,<BR/>borne of wisdom, <BR/>mistakes <BR/>untold mysteries that are <BR/>shrouded by loving care for life<BR/>and all its expressions.<BR/><BR/>taking care and mindfulness of your words<BR/>actions…<BR/>has taught me.<BR/><BR/>Jannat Bey<BR/>November 21, 2005Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com