HalcyonDays - Issue 21

Compassion
By Carolyn Chilton Casas
Compassion dresses in soft clothes,
a bright paisley print shawl
draped over her shoulders,
comfy shoes, for all the distances
she hopes to cover. She has the look
of someone’s grandmother or
Mother Earth herself.
Compassion cocks her head,
beckons, then reaches out
her hand to you with a smile.
She loves to think of things
to make you happy,
to help you live your life
like a love song.
Some aspire to return
her benevolence in kind,
and that could be okay,
but Compassion says
it warms her heart
when kindness is paid forward.
Compassion transforms fear to grace,
disease to healing, hate to love.
She gently whispers,
Give to me your discomfort
and let’s make of it a rainbow.
Nikki Zalewski—stock.adobe.com
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