Hopestars
Another gift from Jan Falls and her Heart Poems.
Here's To you
Who got out of bed today,
who maybe put on shoes,
got dressed, ate food,
drank water, walked.
Here’s to you who made
something–a doodle,
a loaf of bread, a poem.
Or maybe you planted
seeds like you still have
hope that things will grow
despite it all. Here’s to
you who listened to the
news then turned it off and
smiled at the next stranger,
because you know better
than to buy into despair.
Here’s to you, hopestars,
the ones who will bring
us back from the brink
with love, with kindness.
—by Julie Bolton