Francis Baker's Page

HAVE A GLORIOUS BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hi, Francis and welcome to the challenge. You're inspiring and I hope you don't mind me quoting this back at you because I think it's a 29Gifter. Thanks for writing it.

These days make up the rest

and if we are friends we smile
and if we are smiling our thoughts are pure
and with pure thoughts our actions are kind
and if our actions are kind we awake
and upon awaking the golden dawn shines on us
making us smile more
making us friends


there is a switch in the mind
allowing the sight of beauty
where before there was only
oppression and darkness
allowing for joy and compassion
where before there was only
selfishness and frustration


there is a switch in the world
allowing for all those things
in the stories and books
lighting your way
into giving yourself breathing room


there is a switch in more than one thousand things
and
it can be argued
there is a switch in everything
if you can see it
that will allow
you to be
connected
that will allow for you
to be friends with everything


You said it for us, Francis.

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