FEATURED POET—-Blogged Aug. 8, posted here, Sept 1, 2022
I am so proud and honoured to be Featured in the prestigious magazine WILDFIRE, July, 2022 issue.
My deepest thanks to the illustrious poet, publisher and editor of Wildfire, SUSAN JOYNER-SUMPF. THANK YOU.
Here is one of those poems –
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF…
H. W. Bryce
What the world needs more of
Is the human touch,
The pat on the back, the warm
Handshake, and most of all,
The hug.
What the world needs more of
Is a word of encouragement,
A hint, a clue, a cue on how to do
That thing, that you are,
A look in the eye, a nod of the head,
A thumbs up and a here’s to you
In this endeavour of yours.
What the world needs more of these days
Is less of the sharp tongue, the coiled fist,
The blasphemy, the threats, the anger
And bitter revenge, the carping, the
Ignoring of others, the using of others,
And the hands that never help.
What the world needs more of these days,
Is a whole lot less of the gaslighting evil,
The bragging and the shouting and the
Cursing and the criticisms, and a whole lot
Less of the taking of the Lord’s name In vain.
Yes, what the world needs more of these days
Is moderation, charity, helping hands, polite
Politics, the taking better care of Nature, and
Of course, Peace.
Hands across borders, smiles of encouragement
To help each other get there, to basic
Universal love.
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You, Betsy E Wurzel, Niharika Naik and 156 others
