something to remember

20.12.2005

Posted in misc

He drew a circle that shut me out –
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle that took him in.

~ Edwin Markham

Apologies and explanations
are the hallmark of maturity and kindness,
but repeatedly saying things
that require apologies and explanations
is neither mature nor kind.

~Judith McNaught