Wednesday, March 25, 2020

INSPIRATIONAL WORDS


History will remember when the world stopped
And the flights stayed on the ground
And the cars parked in the street 
And the trains didn't run.

History will remember when the schools closed
And the children stayed indoors
And the medical staff walked towards the fire
And they didn't run.  

History will remember when the people sang 
On their balconies, in isolation 
But so much together 
In courage and song. 

 History will remember when the people fought
 For their old and their weak 
Protected the vulnerable 
By doing nothing at all.  

History will remember when the virus left
And the houses opened
And the people came out
And hugged and kissed
And started again.

Kinder than before.


~Donna Ashworth~





A marvelous poem!  I found the words inspirational for the world's current situation.  I have never come across Donna's poems before, but she certainly has a way of speaking to us all.  

Thank you Donna!

To all my Blogging Friends, thank you for looking 
and I wish you happiness and good health.  



34 comments:

  1. How I hope her poem is prophetic.
    Thank you both - and good health to you and yours.

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    1. You are very welcome EC, and I do hope so. I wish you the same :)

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  2. It is a wonderful poem! I will have to look her up.

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  3. I have copied the poem because of the truth it tells.
    Hope everything is going okay with you Denise.

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    1. Great Valerie, I will read it again as I do find it uplifting, especially that last line :) All is well here, and I hope the same for you.

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  4. don't know if my comment went through, be well

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    1. It went through okay Linda, just a little late reading and publishing this week :) My clock is slow just like me ;)

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  5. Hello, I love this poem, thanks for sharing Denise! Take care, stay well. Enjoy your day!

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    1. You are very welcome Eileen. The same to you :)

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  6. this is wonderful and says it ALL. great job Donna. and to you for posting it for us

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    1. Doesn't it though? Thanks Sandra, happy you liked it.

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  7. That is a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing x

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    1. You're very welcome, happy to share and happy you liked it.

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  8. "Kinder than before."

    Amen to that.

    "By doing nothing at all."...this is a powerful perspective!

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  9. This is wonderful and comforting.

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    1. I'm glad you find it so Christine, thank you :)

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  10. You used some great terms to describe the poem. It's a gem.

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    1. Thank you Red, I thought it was a gem too. It just seemed to jump out of the page at me :)

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  11. A poem definitely for the times we are in now, Denise, and it made me thing of the Bob Dylan song title. We hope you and your family are well, safe, and keeping as happy as possible in this world crisis.

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    1. I can hear his song in my head right now Dorothy. The same to you and yours, I wish you the same :)

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  12. Indeed "the medical staff walked towards the fire." They have sacrificed so much. Please stay well!

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    1. A powerful line. We owe them a great debt of gratitude. Stay well also Linda :)

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  13. What a timely and uplifting poem. Love it!

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    1. That's great, so glad you enjoyed it GG-Grandma :) There are those out there that write such powerful words to inspire.

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  14. Thank you for sharing this poem, a wonderful read.

    All the best Jan

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    1. You are very welcome Jan and glad you found it so. All the best to you too :)

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  15. That is a beautiful, fitting poem.

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    1. Thank you William, I am glad I found it to share :)

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