An honest opinion is what everyone asks for
And no one wants to hear.
An honest opinion is like good advice that
Nobody wants to heed.
An honest opinion is always only an opinion
And never free of emotions.
An honest opinion is always given with your
Back against the wall, as a last resort.
An honest opinion is hard to give and hard to receive
And therefore most precious.
© jsmorgane (Dec 2010)
The stiff, white collar
Was tight around his neck,
And with two fingers
He would stretch it,
For comfort and for custom’s sake.
A burley Father Christmas,
With white beard and a hearty laugh,
He passed it on to me,
The shirt, to keep and store it
For some future day.
Many years it has so hung,
Empty and deprived of use,
A memory of childhood days.
Now, out of necessity,
I took it from the shadows,
To find it graces you.
And quite as if by chance
You fill the shirt, and make
My days an endless celebration,
With gifts of patience, trust and love.
© jsmorgane (Nov 2010)
Hold your hand against the sun –
It would not be denied.
The Light seeps through,
Setting your fingers aglow.
Then the shadow that has fallen
Shall pass from your face –
It will be healed of doubt,
And within will be kindled
A spark to answer the Light.
© jsmorgane (Nov 2010)
