So much fragility about
Harm causes more alarm
Anger not realistic
Rather patience and understanding
Eventually things will calm
listen wisely, wait to speaK
put others first no need for I
smartest base for sanity to deepeN
kindness is what we all neeD
financially and emotionally brokeN
panicked about how to survivE
practical help best supportS
negotiation of our current crisiS
d’Verse, poetic puzzle, Lillian
- an acrostic plus where first letter of 1st stanza spells out a word and last letters of 2nd stanza spells out another, adding to the message!
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
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hi Kate! An old poem here I know, but wow! So good! Bravo my friend, bravo!
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you are such a special friend wading through my archives, much appreciated precious!
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Love this.
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thanks sweetness, you posting soon? You ok?
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You handled the Acrostic Plus very well! Kindness…..such a necessity these past 18 months. I like these words especially
“Rather patience and understanding
Eventually things will calm”
AND the idea that listening is a huge plus. (I took a graduate level course in The Art of Listening — just an excellent course!)
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Gorgeously rendered, Kate 😀 I especially agree with; “listen wisely, wait to speak put others first.” 💝💝
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You are so very creative!!! This poem spells out an important message for us all…kindness matters, and it can change the world.
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you are so kind Linda, thanks so much!
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I enjoy your poetic gift, and I appreciate your willingness to craft these verses in different ways. Indeed, life is a puzzle, but kindness helps to bring the solution into better focus.
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well said, thanks for reading buckeye!
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Words of wisdom and kindness, Kate. We have to listen before we can speak out and not have egos to ourselves. Lovely
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Important message and very clever, Kate. I’ve never seen an acrostic written that way before.
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It did. It sounds tricky though. I’ll have to try it.
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Kindness it is. Love the gifts of kindness.
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I love how you did that!
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Yet another new form of poetry for me! I loved spelling out Share Kindness and then find the message in your beautiful poetry, with so many added layers to it 💛
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Kindness is the only thing that grows if it’s shared.
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“:KINDNESS IS WHAT WE ALL NEED” stands out in this evocative poem.
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So lovely … sharing kindness should be a universal mandate.
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Cleverly penned and such good wisdom, Kate.
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The only way out and something that is so underrated! Well done, sis! 🙂
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Well written Kate 🙂
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Clever construct of the acrostiche ? I agree kindness is much efficient than anger, Kate
Love ❤
Michel
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“kindness is what we all neeD”
oh yes. hearing you loud and clear, Kate!!
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Great poem Kate and yes kindness is what’s most required now. 🙂
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This is so powerful and wonderful, SweetKate! And so creative!
The world needs a LOT more kindness!
Thank you for being so kind to all of us! Kindness is contagious! 🙂
And what an amazing photo by Aaron!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…”Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan.
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thanks Carolyn, now I’ve discovered unsplash I doubt I need my camera anymore 🙂
Jackie Chan is a hero of mine, been watching his movies since my teens … had a boyfriend who was a kung fu master so he may have influenced me a bit!
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Mine, too! Have you read any of his books? They are amazing!
I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action
and Never Grow Up
Great reads!!! 🙂
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I bought I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action in the early 2000’s and I’ve read it several times. The other one I don’t own, but it’s a great read, too. His childhood was so interesting and wild even. I thought in many ways very sad. 😦
In the first book I mentioned he even lists ALL of his major injuries in his lifetime! 😮 🙂
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Share kindness. Yes. Please. thanks for writing this. Lovely.
Thanks. ♥️
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Kindness is what we need indeed.. beautifully composed, Kate 🤗
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Beautiful Kate – it’s the only realistic way out of the crisis!
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Kate, this is fantastically creative and awesome!
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A good prescription for the malaise that seems to have infected our reality.
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Kindness is what will heal the world. Beautiful poem Kate
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Very well done – and the words are so perfectly reflected in the poem itself!! We all need a little more kindness!
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