Doré E. Frances
Why Wisdom Is Harder Than You Think
Beneath My Silence poems spanning from 1965 to current
Wisdom does not come from knowing everything.
It comes from living, from losing, from loving, from breaking and finding our way back.
It grows in the moments that touch us deeply and change something within us.
Perhaps wisdom was never about knowing more.
Perhaps it is about having the courage to feel it all.
Some companionship needs no words.
It is simply there ~
walking beside you, resting near you, sharing the quiet moments that might otherwise feel empty.
Aspen will never know all the ways her presence has changed my life. She knows when I have had a difficult day and when my heart is carrying something I haven’t spoken aloud.
She knows to stay close. There is something extraordinary about being loved without explanation, without expectation, without needing to be anything other than who you are.
With Aspen, there is no pretending. No need to fill the silence. No fear of saying the wrong thing. There is simply the […]
Innocence knows something we often forget as we grow ~
that losing a dream doesn’t mean we stop dreaming.
We may stumble. We may watch something we hoped for slip beyond our grasp. But there is always another moment, another possibility, another reason to move forward.
Sometimes courage isn’t standing tall. Sometimes it’s simply lifting our head, reaching out once more, and believing there may still be something beautiful ahead. No matter how many times life disappoints us, we can begin again. We can hope again. We can reach again.
Never stop reaching.
In the midst of darkness, I discovered a light within me that refused to disappear.
Through seasons of sorrow, I found that joy had not abandoned me. It had simply grown quiet, waiting patiently beneath the pain.
When life became chaotic, I discovered a still place within myself ~
somewhere the noise could not reach, somewhere my soul could rest.
And when the coldest seasons came, when everything around me felt barren, I learned that warmth still lived within me.
That is what life has taught me.
The world can challenge me, disappoint me, hurt me, and sometimes bring me to my knees.
But it cannot take everything.
There is something within me that hardship has never been able to reach ~
a light that survives the darkness, a […]
I learned young how quickly a life can disappear. One day there was a mother, a home, animals I loved, a room that knew my name, books and toys, friends and familiar hallways.
And then there wasn’t.
No goodbye to the life before. No place to put the memories. No permission to speak of what had been mine.
I learned to carry it quietly.
Perhaps that is why silence still finds the tender places in me. Why an unanswered call can become more than an unanswered call.
Why someone’s absence can awaken an old question:
Did I matter?
I have spent years trying not to ask too much of people.
I listen to their stories ~
their work, their families, […]
If love ever finds me again, I hope it arrives gently. I hope it’s someone who hears the words I never quite know how to say, and understands the silence between them.
Someone who delights in the little things ~
not because they are grand, but because they matter to me.
Someone who chooses me, even on ordinary days, and reminds me through small, quiet gestures that I am never an afterthought. I hope for a heart that feels like home ~
steady, kind, and unwavering.
A presence that brings peace rather than uncertainty. A hand that reaches for mine when life becomes difficult, without waiting to be asked. Someone who protects not by control, but […]
Being alone is simply a circumstance. It is neither good nor bad. It is a quiet place where we can hear our own thoughts, discover our own strength, and become comfortable in our own company.
Loneliness is something different. It is not measured by the number of people around us, but by the ache within our hearts.
It can visit even in a crowded room and leave us feeling unseen.
I may walk through life alone, but I am not lonely, for I have learned to befriend myself. I have found peace in quiet moments and comfort in simply being. Still, there are days when loneliness quietly arrives. It reminds me that I long […]
Don’t simply endure life or drift through it on autopilot. Be fully present.
Meet each day with intention, curiosity, and an open heart. Create something that belongs to you. Whether it’s a painting, a garden, a story, an act of kindness, or a life you can look back on with quiet satisfaction, pour yourself into it. Let your work reflect your values, your character, and the unique gifts only you can offer.
Never measure its worth by the applause of others. If it is honest and true, it already matters. Life isn’t about waiting for circumstances to improve or hoping the world will someday become easier.
It’s about showing up ~
again and again ~
with the courage to create, to love, to learn, and […]