FRIDAY WRITINGS. Magaly suggests we put a twinkle in our wrinkle. I incorporated it into a poem of things I wonder about. If only we each acknowledged the power of one! (The art is my own). Submitted to Poets and Storytellers United, March 25, 2022
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POWER OF ONE
How are you, we ask …
Do we really want to know
or is it just another way to say hello?
Are we too busy to listen
or merely too self-absorbed?
Could we save someone’s life
merely by listening to unsaid words
Could we make the world a better place
simply by each taking time to care?
Could we start a kindness pandemic
and spread kindness everywhere
Could we take time to put twinkles
in our time-worn wrinkles
Can we ever learn the power of one?
If folks haven't learned this wisdom by adulthood, there is scant hope. I love what you have composed and gifted us today.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be one of the many in a kindness pandemic. I would love for the spread to grow chronic, incurable... to fill the hearts and days of each and every one of us.
ReplyDeleteGreat things start with one.
I love both the art and the poem. We must never forget how powerful we really are!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of being part of a kindness pandemic.
ReplyDeleteKindness pandemic... sounds beautiful..and how badly do we need one right now!
ReplyDeleteA kindness pandemic...Yes !
ReplyDeleteA kindness pandemic sounds really lovely right now. Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteI can't change the world but I can change the world within myself. That may be the only power of one I can provide.
ReplyDeleteHope that's enough.