TheWanderingPaddy

With just a word, a sound, a tender tone,

I'm transported to a time that's long since past,

A memory that lingers, never alone,

My mother's voice, a love that forever lasts.

A sound that carries with it pain and joy,

A melody that weaves through every thought,

A voice that's often filled with tender ploy,

A song of love that time has never wrought.

Through laughter and through tears, I hear her speak,

A voice that's etched forever in my heart,

A love that's endless, never to be weak,

A bond that nothing ever can tear apart.

Oh, mother dear, your voice is heaven-sent,

A reminder of a love that's truly meant.

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Across a field of roses Where Color Kisses Sky,

The perfume hovers over Scarlet heads for passersby.

But there, right in the middle Of the sea of regal red,

A single wildflower Lifts her defiant head.

Taller, much more supple Than the roses far below,

The wildflower knows things That Roses never know.

With nothing to confine her, She's free to dance and sing-

To move with every breath of wind, face turned to every breeze.

Exciting places she can see- Things she longs to try,

She dreams that wildflowers-- Will someday learn to fly.

She ponders all the wonders A flower never should, She yearns to learn the kinds of things That roses never could.

Dancing free above the rest, Heart filled with wind and sun, She'll spend her life out living, Like roses wished they'd done.

Joy, to those who dance the wind, Is found in their own power, And those- and only those- Are called a wildflower

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This is the original text from the book where Desiderata was first published.

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

by Max Ehrmann ©1927

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Part 1 of the Audiobook

By: Barbara Gianquitto

Narrated by: James Mooney

You can purchase the full audiobook on Audible via the link below.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Awakening-of-the-Heart-Audiobook/B0BHBY6C11?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

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