Love the World

Chel Owens

Broken friendless lying dying, lifts a hand for

-anything-

Walking talking presses buttons, flashes past within her world.

Why stop living in the mirrors, in the spotlight;
save lying dying friendless one?

.sneaky unseen creeping coughing, enters silent crownèd killer.

Broken homebound lying sighing lifts her hand for

-anything-

Walking talking, in his sunshine, stops outside her locked front gate.

Why not wave at silent windows, in the sunshine;
save lying sighing homebound face?

Then or now, we all are people;

Now or then, we all need love.

-Look around-

and nourish others

Smile, wave, and love the world.

photo of a person leaning on wooden window

Photo by Dương Nhân on Pexels.com

©2020 Chelsea Owens

Wandered in for Carrot Ranch’s prompt:

May 7, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story to nourish. The characters can nourish or be nourished. What else can be nourished? A tree? A setting? Does the sunset nourish the soul? Go where the prompt leads!

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19 thoughts on “Love the World”

  8. I enjoy reading the Good News of all the folks who volunteer – I may not do as much, but I believe do my part. ❤
    I also hope that some words nourish as the poetry flows from what ever source can be imagined.
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    That up there's supposed to be a rose. I don't know how all them other fancy icon emoji are made. (I don't have a smart phone and while I attempted a list of the code of (control Alt + other keys) I never did get around to mastering it… )

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