Thursday, April 29, 2010
N.J. scholars say poetry therapy can improve patients' emotional health | - NJ.com
N.J. scholars say poetry therapy can improve patients' emotional health | - NJ.com: "'When people listen to words, there is a chemical change in their bodies,' said Diane Kaufman, an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at University Hospital in Newark. 'Poetry does not have any side-effects, and you can always get a refill.'"
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Caravan
Daily
an animated line of little people
are led by the house.
A trio of smiling ladies lead, flank, and take up the rear.
The squirmy train snakes along the path
each boy and girl held close by a loop of coarse rope.
Hands hold the tether, tight
walking, half-stumbling, moving along the sunny street
unconsious, dreaming of lunch, that big cupcake,
their dog, the cat in the window,
or the morning’s fable still fresh in their mind.
Not speaking to them directly
from my bench nearby -
I’m careful to make eye contact with the smiling ladies,
as I address them all,
“Hello, kids. Have a nice day. Enjoy your walk.”
I wave, sadly, missing my chance
to pick one up and hug one, tight,
hoping a little innocence and joy would rub off.
an animated line of little people
are led by the house.
A trio of smiling ladies lead, flank, and take up the rear.
The squirmy train snakes along the path
each boy and girl held close by a loop of coarse rope.
Hands hold the tether, tight
walking, half-stumbling, moving along the sunny street
unconsious, dreaming of lunch, that big cupcake,
their dog, the cat in the window,
or the morning’s fable still fresh in their mind.
Not speaking to them directly
from my bench nearby -
I’m careful to make eye contact with the smiling ladies,
as I address them all,
“Hello, kids. Have a nice day. Enjoy your walk.”
I wave, sadly, missing my chance
to pick one up and hug one, tight,
hoping a little innocence and joy would rub off.
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