genuine respect
would cure my di ease
kind care for those I meet
will surely defeat
my selfishness
if a lily grows from mud
I can surely improve each day
Friday Fun – reflection
genuine respect
would cure my di ease
kind care for those I meet
will surely defeat
my selfishness
if a lily grows from mud
I can surely improve each day
Friday Fun – reflection
I am not sure if you need improvement, Kate, but I agree with your statement.
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There is always room for improvement. We must strive for it everyday. Such a timely reminder, Kate. 🙂
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“if a lily grows from mud
I can surely improve each day”……..this puts things in perspective. 🙂 well done Kate.
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Reflection is good to see what you have achieved and what you still need to achieve
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Yes! Inspiring, Kate!
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The world would move a long way to something better if most of us would shift focus from ourselves and our selfishness to the care and respect of others.
Well said once again Kate
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Thanks Kate. You always have words that cause or should cause people to think for a moment.
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Your poems are reflective and your eyes are stopped to admire every line of the poem.
greetings
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That is so humble and beautiful.
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Nice poem! I enjoyed it. I’m a. bit darker than you, but I’ve been working on becoming myself. For some reason, I ended up in doubles of reactions because I wasn’t allowed to be myself by myself and many other people.
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rejoice that you have the space to do that, and praying you find a good balance 🙂
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It’s a Cape Water Lily 😀
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ah thanks, not sure if you meant the lily or the location … do lilies rise out of the mud too?
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Yes. It’s Nymphaea capensis. They drop seeds into the mud and then grow until they are mature enough to detach and become floating. They are a introduced species from Africa and out compete Aust water lillies and aquatic plants.
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So very true. We can learn a lot from nature.
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This brought tears to my eyes…your words are beautiful and so true! The lilies and the lotus (and other plants) that grow under tough conditions have always inspired me! Yes, we must push through the “mud and muck” and keep growing and thriving!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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so glad I touched your heart Carolyn as your kindness and hugs touch mine 🙂
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Humble and awesome poem, Kate. Your words were so true to the touch and the flower too was apt with your poetic words.
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Beautiful reflection, Kate. I think we should all strive to improve each day.
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Beautiful things grow from mud, but there are many that wallow in it and see ignore the responsibility to their actions. You’re not one Kate and while we can all grow you’re a beautiful person 🙂
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thanks Simon, those with awareness are doing the absolute best that they can … some will always wallow 😦
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Beautiful words Kate. Loved your message and the wordplay you did with the word “disease” is brilliant.
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This is truely beautiful
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The reflection is in nature and proves in your words
Shiva
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Lovely and we can all improve each day.
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Absolutely Kate, out of the ground of being comes beauty via reflection albeit awareness. Lovely.
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There is much good that can come from mud.
Mudslinging is quite different.
May you continue to draw strength from nature.
Your words are like the lilies you speak of, readers can draw beauty just from reading them.
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oh what beautiful kind words Jules … and yours also feature nature heavily which is why we enjoy reading each other 🙂
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We are all works in progress. Even beautiful things can flourish in the most unlikely environments. 🙂
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so very true … really appreciate you stopping by … I’ve missed you!
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I’ve missed you too!
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