Ripples

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.- Mahatma Gandhi

Seal your very own lips first
if you wish for another’s silence
Drop your own smoking gun
If you look to end the violence

Dont you know of the wee drop
that bit by bit makes up the sea
Of each tiny bee in a legion
that sweetens a pot of honey

There are those now lamenting
how inequity pains their heart
Yet turn up their noses on streets
Tearing the fabric further apart

If you yearn for a lush forest
No point in fitful dreams about it
Go plant a sapling in your yard
and others will also do their bit

For the smallest of stones cast
does trigger ripples in the pond
And to the faintest vibe transmitted
The cosmos does amply respond

So, if you long to paint the sky
Be the first rainbow unfurled
Be the change that you want to see
So desperately in the world !

Reviews

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Now don't I just love this! Why talk of far things? Look around you. You'll find many racist a******s on www.Writers Cafe.org itself. Talking great big things about the Floyd killings and how racism pains them and then go around blocking/ignoring/turning up their noses at people not from their ethnic groups. I doubt you can change them. They're deep up their own arses! Sans toilet paper too. These are the worst kind of trash. Good work P.

[AJNJ]

Wow! Someone is miffed here. Those words cut deeper than an angry red cat scratch. Frankly, I hardly notice all that here. Just read and review friends, Ms. Kat. The rest can take care of itself. I love your spirit though I'm glad I'm not your human :) Thanks a ton and more for such a blazing review.

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

You're welcome P. But what do you mean you're pleased you're not my human? Didn't quite get that. Do I smell hypocrisy there? You used to sound different a couple of months ago. If so, I'm glad you're not my human. Carry on with your day.

[AJNJ]

What I mean is I understand perfectly where you're coming from Ms. Kat. Nothing ever misses me. I can sound off worse than you, believe me but for now I'll just let my words speak. If at all they've the power. Not here for too long.Just time passing. Just mailed you. Are you there?

[Papaya]

Very moving and full of good positive vibes.
So simple, right? Big change on small measures.
Yet who cares enough to bother.

[AJNJ]

Indeed, Ms. Ana. Who cares. People love to talk about it. Big words, big lines, yet they forget that it all begins at home. Thanks a ton for appreciating these words.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what an excellent write...it all starts with one, then another and keeps building...and then we end up with a force...a unit of many works so much better than chaotic individuals.
j.

[AJNJ]

Thank you very much sir. Many tons of thanks.

[Fairy Khan]

I absolutely love the positivity flowing in this one. Amazing write.

[AJNJ]

Thanks very much Ms. Fairy Khurshid Khan!