Open Hands
A poem on tolerance
Today started as being one of those days when everything that can go wrong just goes wrong, with my dog's harness breaking and a lack of response to kindness.
I don't know about you, but I find tolerance quite a tall order. Whether it's a person's habits, or a queue at the supermarket that's too long, forbearance can be difficult to muster.
I find forbearance of difficulties the hardest to build. They lower one's stress level, take us out of our comfort zones, and cause us to face negative experiences.
Perhaps with a little self-cuddle, flexibility and realization that it is all right to let go of what we have no control over, we can open our hands.
Enjoy this sonnet.
Open hands with a little hug
Makes storms easy to bear
Open hands with kind self-snug
Give grouses time to air
The hands open when they bend
Fingers give a twist
With a flex at fingers end
And a flick of wrist
Open hands and let fly
Bird that needs be free
Let it soar into the sky
Or simply let it be
Hug Life's tree with open hands
Water roots that sprout in sand.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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My impatience would never let me have tolerance, lol. Loved your poem!
Lovely! I will remember to open my hands when I am tense or annoyed and perhaps it will ease the tension. Fists increase tension and annoyance, yes?