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When Strangers Feel Like Family

Humanity Wins

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
When Strangers Feel Like Family
Photo by Mads Schmidt Rasmussen on Unsplash

When ashes to ashes becomes a tangible fate.

returning dust to the dust fills your heart up with pain

When this physical body, releases it’s spirit

and your soul cries inside….

Can anyone hear it?

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I watched a YouTube video Tom Bradbury created. Opening his world, his farm to help others heal, and in doing so, helping himself. Isn’t that mankind at its absolute best?

Here is a poem of how I can only imagine Tom lived his life.

Live your life fully, one day at a time

cause it’s all that you have

Live outside of the lines

don’t limit yourself because of money or time

Create your own world, any shape or design

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Do what you love

give what you can give, away

Give deeply of yourself

enjoy what life sends your way

When others reach out

don’t you pull back your hand

Let them give back to you

experience kindness firsthand

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Love in spite of yourself

love inspired by grace

Love with all that you have

let it show on your face

Reconnect to the world

let nature teach you somethings

Let go and see what surrendering means

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Make the most of each moment

let beauty take you away

Each life that you’re touching

gives back much more than you gave

A kind word to a stranger

gentle hands to the weak

Says more about you

than any words you could speak

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A shepherds heart, a man who cared deeply

Capable hands, strong and true

Creatures of all sorts, experienced your goodness

united we all will miss the person, that’s you

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surreal poetry

About the Creator

Kelli Sheckler-Amsden

Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition

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