3. A Mountain of Hatred

    54 May 9, 2013

    Promise me,
    promise me this day,
    promise me now,
    while the sun is overhead
    exactly at the zenith,
    promise me:

    Even as they
    strike you down
    with a mountain of hatred and violence;
    even as they step on you and crush you
    like a worm,
    even as they dismember and disembowel you,
    remember, brother,
    remember:
    man is not our enemy.

    The only thing worthy of you is compassion –
    invincible, limitless, unconditional.
    Hatred will never let you face
    the beast in man.

    One day, when you face this beast alone,
    with your courage intact, your eyes kind,
    untroubled
    (even as no one sees them),
    out of your smile
    will bloom a flower.
    And those who love you
    will behold you
    across ten thousand worlds of birth and dying.

    Alone again,
    I will go on with bent head,
    knowing that love has become eternal.
    On the long, rough road,
    the sun and the moon
    will continue to shine.

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    ~By Thich Nhat Hanh


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  4. I Will Reach That Place

    39 May 9, 2013

    What is this feeling known as inner peace,
    do I have to buy it? take it out on lease?
    I don’t think it’s too much to ask
    but its so hard to gain, a simple task

    But every day, as I wake,
    it’s a task I continue to take
    doing what I can, for a better day
    doing it different, each and every way.

    Because one day I’m sure,
    I’ll reach that place,
    where the sun shall fall,
    with warmth upon my face.

    So to all out there, aiming for the same
    take responsibility, don’t pass blame,

    But most importantly, never cease
    as one day you will find,
    your inner peace.

    Poem title: Serenity
    ~Written by Will_i_am

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  6. I Love The Rain

    103 May 8, 2013

    Let the rain kiss you
    Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
    Let the rain sing you a lullaby
    The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
    The rain makes running pools in the gutter
    The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
    And I love the rain.

    ~Author: Langston Hughes

  8. Good Night Moon

    44 May 7, 2013

    If someone does not want to see your face, 
    just find a place to hide for a few days,
    till they miss you very badly,
    then you can try to sneak out slowly,
    of course with extra caution :))))))))

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  9. Mav is my best friend

    69 May 7, 2013

    +MAV T Where were you during the attack?
    Wait, Mav is a breast cancer survivor.
    so she's not fighting for peace,
    only fighting for cancer :))))))))))))))

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