The Joy of Poetry

I have to admit, there has been a long lapse in my life since I have written poetry. But tonight, I felt a need to revisit a place that has always brought me great joy.  I hope you enjoy my interlude of the rhyming word and perhaps you, too, will revisit a beautiful part of our literary world.

Please, put down the hate

And pick up the love.

If you are faltering,

Seek the one above.

We all struggle.

We all feel pain.

No matter our color

We feel hurt the same.

The words spewed

Without thought

Leave us angered

We are all distraught.

If I were you

And you were me

Losing a loved one

We don’t feel differently.

 I hear the pain

That breaks in your voice

And I hope together

We can break through the noise.

That children are children

And all our hearts shatter

When a life is lost

Because every life matters.

Please put down the hate

And pick up the love

If you are faltering

Seek the one above.

Discuss what hurts

Talk about anger

Talk about subjects

And thoughts that matter.

We all have a voice

We all have a place

Let’s discuss our differences

Face to face.

We can do this

We can move forward

Our country has always

Moved upward and onward.

Civility and dignity

Must find its place

So we can continue

To be THE UNITED STATES!

So one last time

With a heart open wide,

Together we can close

This expanding divide.

Please put down the hate

And pick up the love,

If you are faltering

Seek the one above.

Because in the end

I love you and you love me,

And that is the way

We were intended to be.