Hesitation
As I recite my Sunday Psalms,
two butterflies alight like balms
upon the leper’s outstretched palms.
Thus nature intervenes and calms
the remainder of my qualms.
I fill the beggar’s hands with alms.
The prompt word today was “qualm.”

Such pretty words!
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You’re so good at the multiple rhyme verse – they always come out natural and unstilted, and this one is particularly clever. that last line is classic!
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Thanks, Jane. I really do try to resist, but they are so much fun to do.
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DON’T RESIST!
Please 🙂
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You could definitely see your expertise in the work you write. The world hopes for even more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to say how they believe. All the time follow your heart.
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