can an empty plate be a gift
to the young mouths
and empty stomachs
waiting for elusive food?
can a broken doll’s remaining head
pacify an orphan
after a destructive bomb
snatched her parents?
can an old, tattered blanket
warm up a homeless
sleeping naked
under the frozen rain?
can my hands and yours,
can my smile and yours,
be the calm,
be the balm,
of the wounds inflicted
by hate,
by war,
by injustices,
created by our co-humans?
maybe.
one heart at a time.
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One heart at a time, indeed. Beautiful sentiment here….let us vow to make it so.
Thank you for posting!
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yes. yes. let’s. 🙂 thank you, Lillian! the prompt is so inspiring.
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Maybe. Hopefully. We shouldn’t stop trying. We can’t stop trying.
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yes. i agree. else will be just one of the many cold-hearted people filling our world with hate. nothing is more scary than that.
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Yes maybe Rose, one heart at a time..
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yes, Mich. ❤ ❤ ❤
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stunning! indeed one heart at a time. 🙂
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agreed. 🙂
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😊❤
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Maybe we can each contribute a little to change the world
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yes. i agree. we cannot change the world but we can somehow do something.
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I love the heartfelt sentiment of everyone making one small change for the better. Beautifully penned.
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awww. thank you! beautiful! 🙂
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offering a grain of light in the midst of everything black might work miracle…lets hope against hope….beautiful…
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amen, Ma’am. we don’t know how kindness can affect one’s life. 🙂 Thank you!
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Oh, I’m with Lillian!
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Thank you, Kim! 🙂
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thats all it takes, one changed heart, one softer thought, one gentle word, I so love your words and the way you sing it to us.
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awwww. the way you sing it to us. that is super sweet dear Gina. thank you. i cannot agree more. ❤
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Yes, absolutely, one heart at a time. Every healing is a precious gift, even if you can only help one person 💜
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yes. that is true. kindness can melt walls. ❤ thank you dear!
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☺💜🙋
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May we all put kindness into the universe!
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yes ! i agree! Thank you! 🙂
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I love the hope and the sense of responsibility in this.
These lines are wonderful:
can my hands and yours,
can my smile and yours,
be the calm,
be the balm
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thank you! 🙂 i appreciate you! 🙂
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Yes, it can be ~ Those are gifts and treasures to the less fortunate ~ Love your ending lines ~
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oh how true. how true. Thank you, Grace! 🙂
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Beautiful! Very heart touching!
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Awwww. Thank you dear PJ! ❤
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Absolutely! After all, it only takes one person, one beautiful idea, to ignite a movement
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indeeed. i cannot agree more. thank you, Kavara!
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One heart and one small step at a time Rosema. Beautiful words and thoughts. It maybe poets who make the change in the world.
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oh i hope. i hope our words can somehow resonate, reverberate to create some much needed change in our world. cheers, Davy!
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🙂
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One has to start with what one has after a tragedy. I liked your ending.
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i agree. thank you, Frank! 🙂
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And one step at a time. Well-written, Rosema.
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indeed my dear. ❤ thank you!
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Wonderful writing dearie!! I think yes, our hands, our smiles, and most importantly our hearts, can heal the wounds inflicted by the world’s traumatic events ❤
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i cannot agree more. like what Ed Sheeran said. 😉 thank youuuu dearie! ❤
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Such wonderful and touching sentiments.. one heart at a time.. sigh…
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awwww. yes. sigh. thank you, Sanaa! ❤
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Most bombs
come from
Gardens
oF
Love never
Watered and Fed
Feed Love Feed Love
watch it gRow or explOde..
it’s thaT imporTant morE than ever ‘fore..:)
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wow, Katie! wow! wow! wow! i am awestruck! this poem is soooooo good! wow! thank you! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thanks for the
Inspiration
Of your
Poem Rose
Ma and nice
To see you on
The dVerse trail again..:)
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Me toooo. I missed dVerse. 😘😘😘
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i must say too..
The positive light
You add to your
Responses is
Admirable
My friEnd..
LiGht alWays
Asset to heART..:)
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awwwwwww! thank you! you’re a bright light!
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SMiLes agaiN
With Thanks..:)
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❤ ❤ ❤
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:)!!!
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Wow…yes, WE can be the gift! Wonderful write 🙂
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i cannot agree more, Lynn! Thank you for reading and leaving such lovely comment! ❤
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I loved the way it was written, addressing the pain and proposing a way, providing hope. It was delightful. An wonderful poem! Yes maybe one heart at a time!
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awwwww. what a beautiful comment this is. indeed. one heart at a time. thank you! 🙂
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You are welcome! It’s your poem that inspires beautiful comments!
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awww. you are sweet! thank you!
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No problem at all
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🌸🌸🌸
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