Quiet Observations Summary: This book is made up of verses about
the simple act of being. You know, the moments when you are quietly
reading between the lines of encounters in everyday life. How deep
these waters run. I felt compelled to write these feelings in rhyme
after my mother's death.I am the fourth daughter in a family of
five girls. We are as different as five sisters can be. For years I
did not understand how we could be so different. We did in fact;
grow up in the same household exposed to the same teachings (except
for the eldest).One evening shortly after my mother's funeral, I
was fascinated talking to my sister Deborah about one past
experience, the painful time of our parents break-up. I could not
believe how we could view the same series of events and interpret
them completely different. I did not see her view as wrong. There
were many things she expressed that had never crossed my mind.There
was great disharmony among the five of us regarding the
finalization of my mother's affairs. It was much like the impact of
an earthquake that changed the landscape of our relationships
forever. Once your view changes, everything shifts. I began to
notice more and more how each of us see life through our own
filter. This filter or viewpoint seems to be made up of in-born
tendencies of personality and emotion mixed with socialization.
When you add it all together it equals our expectation of the world
around us. This filter can cause us to see things in others that
are not there or not see character traits that are there.I am an
avid lover of art, music etc. I have no formal training in
sociology. These writing are by no means a perfect view of anything
except the view from me. I want to see how many people relate to
the words on these pages. I have come to the conclusion that I am
happy, sad, angry etc. because of my expectations, internal make up
and beliefs, not because of other people or the world around me.
The first poem I wrote was Puppy which reflects the sadness of the
loss of my Mom. I come to view all events in my life in a new way.
Many of the things I've perceived as painful were neither good nor
bad. They were however, necessary for the birth of a new outlook.
It is a blessing that I did not get some of the things I have
wanted looking back over my life.Real rebirth has a period of hard
labor, just as any birth would. If our lives are to be satisfying,
we must go through many of these periods of hard labor repeatedly
so we continue to sidestep stagnation throughout our lives. These
views are reflected in Savor the sound, Torn, Turns, Expectations
and othersThere is also the lighter side of life written as Child
of summer, Seven Minutes from Me, Dear to Me and the poem in the
book that is really close to my heart, Miles, expressing my
feelings regarding my darling nephew by the same name. I have
attempted to include poems from many angles. This little book of
thoughts and rhymes gives the reader a chance to add your personal
quiet observations in the back. I hope you come to treasure what
you've added in your copy.Lastly, I realize all the things that
make me different from my sisters, yet there is a long list of
things we share. I apply this to my feelings toward our larger
human family. We are like brothers and sisters. At times we are at
odds in our viewpoint, yet always deeply connected at our
core.Peace Always, Beverly
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