Tales of Seven

Come to me, said the world

A friend passed this along today and it touched a rare chord.... a beautiful passage from "October" by Louise Gluck.

Snow had fallen, I remember
music from an open window.

Come to me, said the world.
This is not to say
it spoke in exact sentences
but that I perceived beauty in this manner.

Sunrise. A film of moisture
on each living thing. Pools of cold light
formed in the gutters.

I stood
at the doorway,
ridiculous as it now seems.

What others found in art,
I found in nature. What others found
in human love, I found in nature.
Very simple. But there was no voice there.

Winter was over. In the thawed dirt,
bits of green were showing.

Come to me said the world. I was standing
in my wool coat at a kind of bright portal -
I can finally say
long ago; it gives me considerable pleasure. Beauty

the healer, the teacher -

And from another friend, a beautiful, colorful find in the paintings of Leonid Afremov.

On the subject of beautiful lines...

Simply my most favorite ...

But for some
A car is not just a car
It is a home
After a daylight roam
It is a home
After a nightly roam
Kind of like a homelessness
Reoccurring syndrome

- Sylvia Chidi (www.sylviachidi.com)

BMW Z8, Year 2000

Five Lessons on the Way to Treat Others: Lesson 1

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say "hello ."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

- Unknown Author