Flowers of war



your hands have known too many passengers
held to many things
but you still bloom with ancient hieroglyphics
that light the now hours of this sunset veil
and I promise to always shelter you
from the train wrecks
and help you count the moments
that don’t leave bruises on your heart
and for the ones that do I swear
I will knit away at them to keep you protected
because flowers of war
are beautiful when grown together

-- O.Jardine

(Poem excerpt from my book "Of Bird and Wire")

Note to self. . .
 

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life; William Morris

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. --Marcus Tullius Cicero

"A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear."
EDMOND ROSTAND, CYRANO de BERGERAC-1897

Some of the greater things in life are unseen thats why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream...

No - I did not take a nap -
The nap - took - me
off the bed and out the window
far beyond the sea,
to a land where sleepy heads
read only comic books
and lock their naps in iron safes
so that they can't get took.
...
Shel Silverstein

“I love when you look at someone with a smile on your face, and they break
into a smile back at you, not because they know why you’re smiling, but
because you’re happy. And that’s enough to make them happy.”
-e.k.