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Lotus

I recently read a poem by Kefka on this forum & got inspired. 

Please add your own poems, or ones by others that you like.

This one below is inspired by the posts on this forum and the thoughts it might provoke - it's meant to be humorous Slight smile

Saying hello, in this welcoming place
(We like meeting new people, in cyberspace)

What are you watching, what books have you read?
(While turning your phone off and staying in bed?)

Clothes & shoe shopping, should we wear slippers?
(Wear robes with bare feet? - but not on big dippers!)

Changing schools & starting a job
(New people that seem like a big noisy mob!)

Here is a Rebel with too many causes
(Thinks: " should I join in? " - Thinks of crowds, and then pauses...)

Thoughts on masking, and not talking
(Though we might be as clever as Stephen Hawking)

"You aren't really autistic coz you can do this..."
(What?! Is that " expert" taking the p...s?)

Late diagnosis, finding your true self
(No one else can find it, but we can all help)

3 good things - that made us smile
(One of our favourite threads, by a mile!)

Parents

  • This was practically the unofficial school motto and was displayed on the wall in our form common room. 


    Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

    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 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 of sudden misfortune. But do not stress 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 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, whoever you conceive him to be.

    And whatever your labours 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.

  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and stars; you have a right to be here.

    Having encountered Desiderata just over 30 years ago; the above is the sentence which really caught my attention and upon which I always think further - each time I rediscover this poem.

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  • in reply to ArchaeC
    ArchaeC said:
    You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and stars; you have a right to be here.

    Having encountered Desiderata just over 30 years ago; the above is the sentence which really caught my attention and upon which I always think further - each time I rediscover this poem.

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