Make the World a Beautiful Place
This poem is my response to a prompt to write our own take on The World is a Beautiful Place , by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Writers' Panty #73 The world is a beautiful place, if you keep your eyes closed to the news and your head down when merely walking up the street. The world is a beautiful place, if you shut your ears to the sirens and cries of inequality gone on far too long. The world is a beautiful place, if you ignore the mouths of the haters and grow a thick skin. The world is a beautiful place, if you keep your nose towards the flowers, and out of the gutters. The world is a beautiful place, if your hands reach out, in kindness, and not violence. Lift your gaze to the starry sky. Hear the wild music of the wind. Utter beautiful healing words. Breathe in the scent of morning. Touch those you meet with all you are, speaking lovely truths with eyes, and ears, and hands of love. Make the world a beautif...