Some will miss noticing it altogether, and of those who don’t, some will forget, some will take it for granted, and some will not. I belong to the latter: a blessing rarely escapes my eye. It penetrates my mind, travels around my being, touches my soul and finally reaches my heart, where it lodges itselfContinue reading “a teacher’s blessing.”
Author Archives: Eliza
{poem}
I will be as kind to youAs you have been to meAnd return to you the loveWhich you bestowed on me.
a prayer.
The sight of him takes her by genuine surprise, for she had not expected to see him. She watches him making his way to his desk; his walk is calm and peaceful. His hair is not as well-kept as usual, suggesting he had just been outside where the wind was blowing with unusual intensity forContinue reading “a prayer.”
{a text message}
He was thinking of me just then, she realised as she read and re-read his text message. It was a plain text, devoid of any romantic or loving undertones. It stated, in a very direct manner, a fact; and posed, in a clear way, a question. Yet, she sensed that the sender’s intention to contactContinue reading “{a text message}”
gifts.
He had never given her anything, really: she had never received a letter, nor even a birthday card; she had never been given flowers, nor even a small piece of jewellery. He had, however, given her his time, many words of kindness, comfort and encouragement – even praise – a safe heart in which toContinue reading “gifts.”
{oh, the sadness}
She had arrived, full of expectation and anticipation. She had been waiting for this day with impatience ever since she had last seen him – now over a week ago, but not quite two. But oh, how it felt like such a long time! Sitting down on a chair in the staffroom and taking outContinue reading “{oh, the sadness}”
(im)patience.
in my patience you will find impatience. (because i am waiting – although i cannot wait – to see you again).
meeting a kindred spirit.
Who can explain why we are attracted to one person more than another? Why it sometimes happens that in a few instants, in one brief conversation, there feels to be already a friendship established, though few words have been spoken, and so few memories shared? How can it be that we can take an immediateContinue reading “meeting a kindred spirit.”
Guardian angel (haiku).
From a love cloud heWatches over me like aGuardian angel.
the contrary of jealousy.
She was never really jealous. On the contrary, she liked that others spoke to him, that they seemed to like him. She liked the idea of his light and his kindness reaching many: why be so possessive of these treasures, when the whole world could benefit from them?
Words & Feelings 