Sunday, September 14, 2008

Seize the Day







Today I was going through some books and found a book I bought Greta when she was about 11 I think. This is the first poem in the book. Isn't this our wish for our daughters?






Seize The Day
By Judith Ortiz Cofer


Remember to wake early and take your time in rising.

Enter the world refreshed by the hope

emitted by each atom of light,

by the bird who must sing at the sight

of the sun. Does he pity us humans,

who can choose not to break into song

at dawn?



Look for small revelations all day.


Let water heal your body. Think of bathing

as a ritual of new beginnings.


Step outside and breathe deeply.

Take in the smells

of life, good and foul. Remember

this day is a gift.


Be surprised by nature

that shares your world of giant steps.

The bug that irks you,the yellow butterfly

that catches your eye,

and the furred thing with sharp teeth

that repels you – are all in your moment

of history.


Concentrate on living hour by hour as if

you were feeding coinsinto a meter

measuring your life.

Here is this hour,

and you have already paid for it.


Love your work, and enjoy your play.Remember,

there is little lasting joy in things done

only for gold or fame.Without love

your spirit will be a flower

picked without purpose

and thrown on the ground to be trampled by anyone.


Have a place and a time

to sit with your thoughts.

Pray before sleep, or read a great poem.

Sacred words will clear your crowded mind.

Remind yourself to speak Spanish

before you go into the dark.

Greet you ancestors

in our native tongue, let them guide you

to the place of your origin, an island in the sun,

our home now only in our dreams. Say noche,

say amor, say suenos.





Welcome the night. Good sleep

is your body’s mending time. In its sweet release,

the fires of worry and anger will be subdued;

and in dreams you may learn to fly above any blaze,

and let your secret self float free

above a new world.

You must imagine and learn to embrace

each and every day.

12 comments:

Penny Popov said...

What a lovely poem - Seize your day dear sister, and I shall seize mine.
Penny Lane

barb said...

Thanks for reminding me to read a poem before sleep. This is a great one.

Penny Popov said...

Let the best team win. Although it may seem far fetched that the republicans will win 3 in a row we must stay away from socialism as a rule only because every Country that has adopted that philosophy has failed miserably. Our prayers are with you and Tom for Greta's continued good health, Penny and I are still in love even though I don"t have a new job yet. Ain't that grand!

Jimbo

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