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On: Hands
Show me Hands ….. The hands of a mother walking her baby into lifeHands that soothe a troubled brow and caress tired shoulders, clear a frown Tender hands that wipe away tears of painHands that are never quietThat wash and clean and bind and kneadand shape and mould and sometimes plead. Show me the gentle […]
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On: Aging
I got up at 5:45 this morning and went to the bathroom to clean my teeth and brush my grey hair. When I looked into the mirror, I saw a face that surely didn’t belong to me. That was the face of a stranger; a face that I had not seen before. Eyes wide, mouth […]
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On: Courtesy – A Saving Grace
As a very young child in a preparatory class in school, I, along with the other pupils, was made to memorize the words on a leaflet stuck on the wall of the schoolroom. The teacher read from the very small print and made us repeat what was written on it to commit it to memory. […]
the world according to channie 