No Need to Yell

Speak quietly with confidence, no need to yell.

Speak quietly with confidence, ‘til then listen well.

Don’t speak out of turn, when it’s not mine to learn.

Let them hold their own, now that they’re grown.

Forgive myself, I meant no harm.

Living learning, here on the farm.

(February 13, 2015)

—from Living Is for Living: A Caregiver’s Story