If One Word Could Change…
this bleeding world
it would open eyes to see
beyond the stars and past the scars
garden of sublime beauty
what a difference a word could make
in this world it might be free
what a difference the words would be
if we thought of “you and me”
***
an angry heart
set young girls as captives free
still the troubled and confused mind
like a swift but cooling stream
what a difference a word would make
what a filling soothing dream
what a difference a word would make
how a child’s face would beam
***
a smoking gun
give a child a rose instead
balloon is freed with hope aloft
floating above the hate and dread
what a difference a word could make
like eagles we would soar
all the songs were sung by open hearts
no need for rich or poor
***
the plots of man
muddied policies made clear
shut the gates of indecision closed
unite people there and here
what a difference a word could make
spoken by a healing tongue
what a dreamy place this world could be
for the elder and their young
The DP Writing Challenge for the week is “To the Tune of…” Have a little fun and try your hand at writing or rewriting song lyrics.
I wrote this poem thinking of it lyrically but I really dont have music to put it to. This is a song that I would have to compose. However the song Imagine by John Lennon is the background sentiment to these lyrics.
penned in moon dust 
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Thanks dear Owl Lady always so kind!!!!
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Your poem and the photographs compliment each other if only, that one word would complete the picture we’d all be happy.Thank you for this thoughtful poem Leslie.
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Thanks Ranu – that’s all it takes just One!
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It would be indeed a new world…if love was truly practices.
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Yes you got it the one word – Love!
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Beautiful and inspiring. The yellow rose is a favorite of mine 🙂
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“If we thought of you and me”…….. what a world this would be…. Sigh. Yes!
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Sherry you are such a dear person who cares deeply. Thank you for being an inspiration to the heart
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It’s a very heart touching and deeply emotional poem. The picture also fits the poem perfectly.
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I love the undercurrent of optimism in the words that rises high at the end. Stunning image too.
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Article writing is also a fun, if you be familiar with afterward you can write otherwise it is complicated to write.
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