Bagatelle

irlandesuk poetry

Bagatelle

Build the day
           out of tenderness
a kind word
           a generous gesture
all add to the sum
           of joy in the world

How words flourish
           take root in the heart
can be brighter
           than any rose
and bring comfort
           under dark stars

John Lyons

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