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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

TREMBLING

For Haiku Bones
And The American Sandwich

UNWORTHY

As I consider
the wisdom you have accrued
I weaken, trembling

Your selfless aura
shooting shivers down my spine
awakens my awe

Burden of duty
to transmit your innate gifts
causes me to quake

21 comments:

  1. Wow! Really nice work. These are quite beautiful.

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  2. Interesting message. Perfect words for same. Always good to read your work!

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  3. Your selfless aura
    shooting shivers down my spine
    awakens my awe

    Brilliant word

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  4. Very nicely said, Stan.
    Sounds like what some of my college kids thought of some of their professors, not always of me.
    ..

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  5. I love your work, ways with words...
    I read your haiku and see the faces of my children.....
    Thank you

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  6. Thanks to:
    Robon; Inspired by love.
    RDL; I've already covered the weather.
    Tumblewords; The message, if you get it, is a sublime one.
    Jeeves; Hardly adequate...
    Victoria; If by that you mean my parents, then yes.
    Jim; college professors were probably not their finest teachers.
    Maribel; Sounds like they've already received and understood the message.

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  7. Apologies to ROBIN for the typo.

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  8. Thanks Andy; It applies to quite a few people...

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  9. What a thing to meditate on, that moment when you grasp the enormity of what it means to nurture another. And so, so beautifully made. Thank you.

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  10. Thanks Madeline; Respect to those who teach us our most important lessons, that we may too become teachers of the same.

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  11. Truth, respect, and energy. Thank you Elephant Small for these thoughts.

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  12. Thanks Walky Soto; Three 'must have' elements.

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  13. nice, I like the second part the best - shooting shivers down my spine - wonderful

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  14. Thanks Lissa; Some people have that presence.

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  15. Thanks Nancy; Awe, like respect is earned, and some have earned mine.

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  16. Stunning and quieting...and such a delicate description of amazing people.
    Love this.

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  17. Thanks Sister Julia; Amazing people that I had the privelege of knowing.

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