If You Let It

Anna and I went to see Mary Poppins, the wonderful heart warming musical presented by the Village Theatre in Issaquah (for Seattle folks - their other stage is in Everett). I'll tell a bit more about it in a sec, but first I wanted to say that I tried to wear black and white this past weekend to join Sacramento and Monica and Share-in-Style which is always great fun, I even prepared an outfit (hopefully will be able to wear it tomorrow), but this dress put a spell on me - I just couldn't resist it and wore it again. But Anna saved the day without even realizing it, by putting together this black and white outfit. Do you recognize the dress she has on? That's right, I have a skirt which I showed many times on my blog (last time I wore it for another "Julie Andrews musical", oddly enough - read HERE about my outing to see Sound of Music). When I bought this skirt, Anna liked it so much that I ordered one for her too. I love how she wears it as a dress here - very creative! Her sense of style started blossoming pretty early on. At the age of 9, she was already putting together stylish and truly unique outfits, constantly being praised by grown up fashionistas. 

words

words can hurt

they can put

a cold spell

on a heart

freeze

the heart to death

let me forget those words

breathe 

words can heal

they can reach 

the tiniest spot

in your heart

put their roots

deep down inside

grow like a child

grows in a mother's womb

words can explode in you like a bomb

they can be gentle

they can be strong

they can become 

the last words one ever hears

with his heart, not his ears

shhh

listen to silence

look inwards 

for words that heal

that give love

like a mother gives her child a meal

quiet words, 

plain, not fancy at all

as simple as seeds 

but when they reach soil, not a wall

they grow into beautiful things

that's where it begins

kind simple words that fall 

into a longing soul

like dry seeds fall

into longing soil