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my favourite poem from when i was a little girl

2007-09-07T22:19:00.000-04:00

bestiaire du coquillage - claude roy

"si tu trouves sur la plage
un très joli coquillage
compose le numéro
OCÉAN O.O

et l’oreille à l’appareil
la mer te racontera
dans sa langue des merveilles
que papa te traduira."

The Dash Poem by Linda Ellis

2007-09-07T19:08:00.000-04:00

i read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of a friend
he referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning to the end

he noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years

for that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth.
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.

for it matters not how much we own;
the cars, the house, the cash,
what matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.

so think about this long and hard.
are there things you’d like to change?
for you never know how much time is left,
that can still be rearranged.

if we could just slow down enough
to consider what’s true and real
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.

and be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we’ve never loved before.

if we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.

so, when your eulogy is being read
with your life’s actions to rehash
would you be proud of the things they say
about how you spent your dash?

i'm in denial

2007-06-23T23:42:00.000-04:00

there, i've said it.
now that it's been stated, maybe i'll do something about it...

catalan poem

2007-06-20T16:21:00.001-04:00

Embrutant amb paraules les boniques imatges…tot convidant-te a pensar….

Si vols veure un arbre vés a la vall,
Si vols veure la vall, vés a la muntanya,
Si vols veure la muntanya enfila’t als núvols
però si ho vols veure tot…
Tanca els ulls i pensa.

L’ amor és tot allò que veus en algú quan creus que no t’està mirant.

Si no fas alguna bogeria,
mai faràs res interessant.

La meitat de la bellesa depèn del paisatge, l’altra meitat de la persona que el mira.

Pensa en tot allò que tens,
i no en el que et fa falta.

La vida no consisteix en recordar el passat amb nostàlgia,
ni esperar el futur amb ansietat…
Sinó viure el present amb passió!!!

Quan decideixis viure més sincerament per dins…
Començaràs a viure
sincerament per fora.

Per entendre el cor i la raó de les persones,
no et fixis en el que fan
ni en el que han aconseguit,
sinó en el que et demostrin.

Els veritables amics seràn els que
es quedin al teu costat
fins i tot quan ja no et quedi res
per oferir, excepte a tu mateix.

La gent més feliç, no necessàriament té el millor de tot; simplement gaudeix al màxim de tot el que
troba en el seu camí.

Procura recordar d’on vens ,
però no oblidis on vas.

Et desitjo la suficient felicitat per mantenir el teu esperit ben viu;
i el suficient dolor perquè els petits plaers de la vida et semblin més grans;

i un cor ben humà.. I la pluja suficient perquè apreciïs la sortida del sol.
Caterina , març de 2007

savoir aimer

2007-06-20T09:28:00.000-04:00

Florent Pagny – Savoir Aimer
Paroles : Lionel Florence, Pascal Obispo

Savoir sourire,
À une inconnue qui passe,
N'en garder aucune trace,
Sinon celle du plaisir
Savoir aimer
Sans rien attendre en retour,
Ni égard, ni grand amour,
Pas même l'espoir d'être aimé,

{Refrain:}
Mais savoir donner,
Donner sans reprendre,
Ne rien faire qu'apprendre
Apprendre à aimer,
Aimer sans attendre,
Aimer à tout prendre,
Apprendre à sourire,
Rien que pour le geste,
Sans vouloir le reste
Et apprendre à Vivre
Et s'en aller.

Savoir attendre,
Goûter à ce plein bonheur
Qu'on vous donne comme par erreur,
Tant on ne l'attendait plus.
Se voir y croire
Pour tromper la peur du vide
Ancrée comme autant de rides
Qui ternissent les miroirs

{Refrain}

Savoir souffrir
En silence, sans murmure,
Ni défense ni armure
Souffrir à vouloir mourir
Et se relever
Comme on renaît de ses cendres,
Avec tant d'amour à revendre
Qu'on tire un trait sur le passé.

{Refrain}

Apprendre à rêver
À rêver pour deux,
Rien qu'en fermant les yeux,
Et savoir donner
Donner sans rature
Ni demi-mesure
Apprendre à rester.
Vouloir jusqu'au bout
Rester malgré tout,
Apprendre à aimer,
Et s'en aller,
Et s'en aller...

highs and lows

2007-06-18T22:18:00.000-04:00

i think i think too much. about life. and everything... do you think that's possible?

lately i've been having huge highs and lows. they come and go, and when i'm not very happy and content, i'm depressed and insecure. i'm having a hard time regulating my emotions, even though on the surface i believe i portray a fairly steady state. that's always been my strength, hiding what i really feel inside. if you ask me, i'll automatically respond that i'm fine. and i am. in the larger scheme of things, i'm extremely lucky and i know it. i realise all that i have going for me, and it frustrates me that i can't just accept it all and move on. i wish i could, and fully concentrate on helping others and doing my part to make the world a better place (cliché, i know)... but i can't, or at least not as much as i would like, because i spend a lot of time and energy thinking things through. i don't ever fully get to the essence or resolve anything, so i end up going round in circles over and over again...over and over again.

this is so hard. just writing this much takes a lot out of me... pathetic, huh? i can't believe i'm spending so much time on this.
what i'm hoping is that by making this (blogging) a habit, i'll have something to look back at and to improve upon as i explore myself further and develop new ways to express what's inside me...

ok. back to my papers.

maybe i should write a blog

2007-06-15T13:19:00.000-04:00

i've been doing a lot of thinking lately (strange, huh?) and i've decided to start a blog. i'm not quite sure where this is going yet. maybe nowhere. but maybe it'll develop into something interesting that will help me make sense of life and grow into a better person.
i don't know who i'm writing this for either. i think mainly for myself, but some others may be interested to see what's going on in that crazy mind of mine. like you, whoever you are...
i've got to learn to open up and find a way to say all that's in me. i want to sort out all the thoughts, emotions, feelings, etc. that are crashing around in my brain...they're driving me crazy!! i think writing stuff down will help. at least i hope it will. if it doesn't, then this blog will be shortlived. but better shortlived than non-existent, right?

so that's it. i've got to get back to work. let's see what happens...

2006-04-08T23:17:00.000-04:00

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