Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.

Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.

Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.

Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.

Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you.

~Pueblo blessing

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Friday, 15 July 2016

Poem for Adele

Adele,

I want to tell you my morning glories
are blooming
in glorious purple
weeks early this summer,
they're barely off the ground
before they flower

and the Roses of Sharon are also
bursting into bloom,
opening their pink and lavender mouths
to drink in the sun,
blowing in the soft July breeze.

I want to tell you life is lovely
even with all the bad news from near
and far, coming across the airwaves.
We need to listen...
but then listen to the waves of the lake,
the cardinal's call, the touch
of a loved one

to create a balance.

Ellen S. Jaffe, July 15, 2016

warmest wishes,
Ellen

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