Tender Hope, Sweet Grace

“We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.” – Seneca

“Hope has holes in its pockets. It leaves little crumb trails so that we, when anxious, can follow it. Hope’s secret: it doesn’t know the destination-it knows only that all roads begin with one foot in front of the other.” – Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

One foot then the next
To walk in joy
To plant seeds of kindness, peace, compassion
To keep our power, resilience, wonder, awe
Steady, consistent, small acts
One foot then the next
Tender hope, sweet grace
Love well, cast light
The long cut.

“There are many reasons to treat each other
with great tenderness. One is
the sheer miracle that we are here together
on a planet surrounded by dying stars.
One is that we cannot see what
anyone else has swallowed.”
― Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, The Poets Project at Casa Grande