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.
How I hope her poem is prophetic.
ReplyDeleteThank you both - and good health to you and yours.
You are very welcome EC, and I do hope so. I wish you the same :)
DeleteIt is a wonderful poem! I will have to look her up.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ginny, glad you enjoyed.
DeleteI have copied the poem because of the truth it tells.
ReplyDeleteHope everything is going okay with you Denise.
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.
Deletewe are all hopeful, be well
ReplyDeleteAlways Linda, and thank you, you also :)
Deletedon't know if my comment went through, be well
ReplyDeleteIt went through okay Linda, just a little late reading and publishing this week :) My clock is slow just like me ;)
DeleteHello, I love this poem, thanks for sharing Denise! Take care, stay well. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Eileen. The same to you :)
Deletethis is wonderful and says it ALL. great job Donna. and to you for posting it for us
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it though? Thanks Sandra, happy you liked it.
DeleteThat is a beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing x
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, happy to share and happy you liked it.
Delete"Kinder than before."
ReplyDeleteAmen to that.
"By doing nothing at all."...this is a powerful perspective!
Most definitely, thank you Sandi :)
DeleteThis is wonderful and comforting.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you find it so Christine, thank you :)
DeleteYou used some great terms to describe the poem. It's a gem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Red, I thought it was a gem too. It just seemed to jump out of the page at me :)
DeleteA 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.
ReplyDeleteI can hear his song in my head right now Dorothy. The same to you and yours, I wish you the same :)
DeleteIndeed "the medical staff walked towards the fire." They have sacrificed so much. Please stay well!
ReplyDeleteA powerful line. We owe them a great debt of gratitude. Stay well also Linda :)
DeleteWhat a timely and uplifting poem. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat's great, so glad you enjoyed it GG-Grandma :) There are those out there that write such powerful words to inspire.
DeleteThank you for sharing this poem, a wonderful read.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
You are very welcome Jan and glad you found it so. All the best to you too :)
DeleteThat is a beautiful, fitting poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose, happy you enjoyed it :)
DeleteA wonderful poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you William, I am glad I found it to share :)
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