Walking down the unlit breezeway
Looking again, I see heartache.
Sensing my urge to run, I pray.
Could a smile change one soul's heartbreak?
She slumped forward, her body failed.
Looking again, I see heartache.
Her clothes tattered, sadness well veiled
Could a smile change one soul's heartbreak?
Winos around the fire huddled
looking again, I see heartache.
Shame rising from each; minds muddled,
Could a smile change one soul's heartbreak?
Kindly give me one real count,
looking again, I see heartache,
here, there, oh, look-see by the fount
Could a smile change one soul's heartbreak?
Neglecting my part from the start
Looking again, I see heartache.
Woe to the looker with no heart.
Could a smile change one soul's heartbreak?
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Author Notes
Double Refrain Kyrielle
* stanzaic, any number of quatrains is written at the discretion of the poet.
* syllabic, each line is 8 syllables. In English it is often written in iambic tetrameter.
* written with 2 refrains.
* rhymed, aB1aB2 cB1cB2 dB1dB2 etc., B1 and B2 are rhymed refrains.
Authors notes: Along with all the terrific challenges the homeless are faced with, we now are entering another period of financial insecurity, placing many more families at risk - Let us NOT just walk past these people without seeing them and offer them a meal - your knowing smile may just save a life....
thanks for the use of Photo by Matt Collamer on Unsplash
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