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Dignity - acrostic
by Kristina Woodhill
Dignity deserves mention, quietly
inviting observers to pause and note a
game plan driven by a more
noble, measured stance
innervating and attracting others by
taking command of oneself, willing to
yield the floor, while choosing ones own dance step
07/26/2007 Author's Note: A tribute to King Mohammed Zahir Shah, who died July 23, 2007, at the age of 92. He was the last king of Afghanistan, in power when my family had the privilege of living peacefully and productively in his country. He brought hope, peace, positive change to a fiercely proud people. He accepted a bloodless coup by a brother-in-law in the 70's when he was out of the country for medical treatment, and lived in Italy until the fall of the Taliban, when he was able to travel once again to his homeland and made "ceremonial father of his nation".
Posted on 07/26/2007
Copyright © 2024 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 07/27/07 at 05:49 PM This is a beautiful tribute. Indeed, he was such a dignified man. I appreciate Jon's comment, too, and thank the both of you... |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 07/27/07 at 07:03 PM Then sings my soul, for I know you know of this person on a level I haven't had the access to. There are times when I feel that Dignity is a lost trait. And then comes a boost such as this character description. And then comes optimism refreshed. Thankyou, dear friend. This pours into me like honeysuckle rare and nourishing. |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 07/28/07 at 01:39 AM Very interesting how you've used this measured, "dignified" form to encompass this dear tribute. In itself it has a measured pace, with steps carefully chosen, mirroring the subject. My heart quickens when I see something added to your Afganistan folder, and I am pleased, as your unique insights and experience here are treasured by me and many. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 01/30/08 at 08:38 PM Tastefully understated, as dignity instructs - a welcome piece of poetry, in portraying a positive facet of a state often represented as a place bereft of this quality. A favourite :> |
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