Caring

for those your heart loves

what greater gift can you give

time is devotion

Reviews

[Donna]

I really like this. Straight to the point. Some are so caught up in what they are doing, they neglect the ones that just need some time with them. It makes me so sad that my brother who lives just four houses from my elderly Mother comes to see her maybe once a week for about ten minutes. It breaks my heart. I don't understand how someone could do that. Time is so important. Thanks for sharing this poem Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Donna, please forgive my oversight. Better to give thanks late than never. Hope all is good with you and sending you seasonal greetings from across the pond.

Chris

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Oh how I love this piece... And how awful I missed this one. Really time is that precious gift that can bring joy into one's heart. Spending quality time is the need of the hour

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Sima, thank you for this lovely review. Good to have you visit.

Chris

[Wórdsmíth]

couldn't agree more here.. time is absolutely a devotion that most of us are either succeed to treasure or fruitless to divine... worth reading words you have come up with here.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your thoughts here. Much appreciated.

Chris

[Wórdsmíth]

Pleasure... looking forward to spending some more time w/ your work this eve. today.

[Chris Shaw]

Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy what you read.

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

True. Beautifully said. The sands of time are limited and running out faster than we think or know. Tyfs

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Cyprian. I appreciate your thoughts. All good wishes.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Chris... to be devoted to someone is an honor.
When my Mother passed at age 58... I was so thankful
for the thoughtful things I had done for her, as she had spent most of her years
being thoughtful of her family. She has always been my guiding light.
I try to be thoughtful to others and my family. Caring is a Virtue. truly, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Pat, thank you for sharing your dear mother with me. What a tragic situation to lose her at the age of 58. I think we all need to be more caring, especially in these very challenging times. I so appreciate your time visiting me here. Take great care of you and yours.

Chris

[John the Baptist]

A brief offering that says a lot. In this grim epoch, caring is desperately needed. Liked especially the last line.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks John. Yes in these current times we all need to be more caring. I appreciate you and your visit here.

Chris

[Fran Marie]

Time indeed the
best gift of all
to be caring and
thoughtful of another
is priceless even the
smallest effort to
reach out and touch
someone with a kind
word or two is a blessing
for both the giver and receiver

much said here in this
well penned senryu

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Fran Marie for your visit and your thoughtful comments. I do like your new avatar. Lovely lady.

Chris

[barleygirl]

This is the crux of what's missing from so much of this world's discourse. Remember when people used to write letters & visit & have group dinners & drop by to take an old person shopping? Sure, we're limited by distance & germs these days, but still, we're all guilty of forgetting to engage in the basic niceties & barely spitting a chunk of corn at somebody in an electronic msg. Giving of one's time doesn't have to be some major expenditure . . . it can just be that extra minute or two, thru-out the day, to acknowledge people! Of all the people at the cafe, YOU, my friend, are the very best at conveying one another's humanity in EVERY interaction! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for that lovely review Margie. Even more so in these dats of covid, we can give our time. Even if we can't see people, we can phone them, we can check up on them and we can make them feel that they aren't forgotten. You are so right about cards abd letters, and I still send them. I like to get them, so I know that other people can appreciate a letter arriving on the doormat. All good wishes.

Chris

[Marina]

And that gift is being denied by circumstance this year. We have to bottle up our devotion and shower it at a later, much safer time. A thoughtful senryu, Christine. 💛

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Marina. Keep safe and well lovely poet.

Chris

[AJNJ]

Others have said everything that I would have said after reading this so I just want to add that your message hits home in a big way! And your loved ones are lucky to have you, Ms. Chris!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you AJ for your kind thoughts here. Very much appreciated. Have a great day.

Chris

[AJNJ]

And you too, Ms. Chris.
Welcome always 🤗