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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
CHARLIE CHAPLIN


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Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.

David Whyte


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This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts.

December 17, 2017 at 2:23pm
December 17, 2017 at 2:23pm
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PROMPT: What do you consider to be, in your opinion, a holiday miracle?

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I trust any miracle depends on the people involved.

In a large family, a holiday miracle could be the holiday truly becomes a joyous event without anyone stepping on anyone else’s toes, and with the cook in the family, who might not be the greatest cook there is, the holiday meals turn out to be perfect ones.

Where a writer or an artist is concerned, an hour of solitude away from all the hullabaloo could be considered a holiday miracle. Believe me, I know!

When a hypochondriac feels better and doesn’t bore the rest of the clan with his/her ailments, that is definitely a holiday miracle.

When any kind of birth defect is not seen or addressed to as a person's shortcoming, that is a miracle.

When the word justice isn't substituted for revenge, that will be a miracle.

When people can overcome their prejudices and treat all issues fairly, that will be a miracle.

When no one is homeless, cold, or hungry, which I hope will happen soon, that will be a miracle.

When everyone truly wishes the best for everyone else--be it they are from a different tribe, nation, race, or species, which will mean peace and fairness on earth, which I doubt I’ll ever witness in what’s left of my lifetime--that will be the greatest miracle of all.


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