"Continue" by Maya Angelou (edited & adapted)

“Continue” by Maya Angelou (edited & adapted)

My wish for you
Is that you continue
   Continue

To be who and how you are
To astonish a mean world
With your acts of kindness
   Continue

To allow humor to lighten the burden
Of your tender heart
   Continue

...
To remind the people that
Each is as good as the other
And that no one is beneath
Nor above you
   Continue

To remember your own...years
And look with favor upon the lost
And the least and the lonely
   Continue

To put the mantel of your protection
Around the bodies of
The old and defenseless
     Continue
...
To plant a virtual kiss of concern
On the cheek of the sick
And the aged and infirm
And count that as aR%
Natural action to be expected
     Continue

To let gratitude be the pillow
Upon which you kneel...
     Continue
...
To dare to love deeply...
...
And by doing so
You and your work
Will be able to continue
Eternally

May the work of your hands and the strength of your spirit be blessed, as we all continue.

Source: Facebook - Garnish

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