A Friendly Word

Inspirational and uplifting poetry every day from Simon J. Halliday.

The world can be confusing

No-one could disagree

Whilst wars rage on and crime still pays

What’s left for you and me?

But never will a negative thought

Be helpful for our cause

The only way is up, they say

So don’t forget what’s yours

Hold on to every memory

And everything you know

For times will come when all these things

Will help your life to flow

I’m speaking to the lost and lonely

People who don’t know

The future’s bright for those who love

Yet have nowhere to go

The dawn of hope is ever-near

The power of life runs deep

You only need a friendly word

To wake you from your sleep

(c) Simon J. Halliday 2013 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[richom]

This poem is an injection of optimism that is refreshing amid the gloom and doom of many poems I've read today. The abrupt shortness of the third stanza, whether planned or not, is very effective.