There was an owl
who lived in an oak.
The more he heard,
the less he spoke;
the less he spoke,
the more he heard -
We all should be
like that wise old bird.
(Found this online. Poignant huh?)
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2 comments:
What a beautiful representation of a wonderful message. Do you know who wrote the poem originally?
Hi Cate! I tried to find the original creator of the poem, but in all my research it just kept coming up as unknown. I did find out after I posted the piece that its a very old piece, and it turns out that it's original purpose was to be used as a nursery rhyme for children to instill the idea that --"Children should be seen and not heard!" I laughed at that. I have a 5 year old daughter, and she is definitely seen AND heard - and that's just the way I encourage her to be! I guess the reason I chose the rhyme was that I feel that in this chaotic time of news and information overload - the act of SILENCE and listening seem so undervalued.
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