moving words

Other than song lyrics, I'm rarely moved by words, much lest poetry. Only 2 kinds of words can move my heart - those that were writtern from the heart and those that resonated with my heart.

I thought my cure to stop missing those kids for today would be reading the little notes they wrote before I left. It turn out to make the situation worse......espicially when there are words written from their heart.

The only poem that has moved me by far, as it resonated with my heart.


THE JUDGE by Rabindranath Tagore

Say of him what you please,

but I know my child's failings

I do not love him because he is good

but because he is my little child

How shouldyou know how dear he can be

when you try to weigh his merits against his faults?

When I must punish him

he becomes all the more a part of my being

When i cause his tears to come,

my heart weeps with him

i alone have a right to blame and punish,

For only he may chastise who loves

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What have I done to deserve such wonderful kids? They are more than anything I could ever asked for.