Smiling poetry collection
Kindness and Cruelty: Poetic Reflections
Bright, gentle poems for lifting a mood, sharing a little warmth, or reminding someone that they are thought of.
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Comparisons
Gentle and Harsh:
Kindness is gentle, soft and light,
Cruelty harsh, a bitter fight.
One soothes with a tender touch,
The other wounds, far too much.
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Compassion and Malice:
Kindness compassion, a caring hand,
Cruelty malice, a ruthless stand.
One heals with a loving heart,
The other tears, worlds apart.
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Tender and Brutal:
Kindness tender, warm and pure,
Cruelty brutal, hard to endure.
One nurtures with a gentle grace,
The other scars, a painful place.
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Gentleness and Harshness:
Kindness is gentleness, warm and true,
Cruelty harshness, a cold hue.
One heals with a tender hand,
The other strikes, a cruel demand.
Comparisons
Compassion and Malice:
Kindness is compassion, pure and bright,
Cruelty malice, a dark night.
One nurtures with a loving touch,
The other wounds, harsh and much.
Comparisons
Gentle and Harsh:
Kindness, soft with gentle touch,
Cruelty, where hearts are crushed.
Kindness, heals with tender care,
Cruelty, leaves despair.
Comparisons
Kindness, spreads with warmth and light,
Cruelty, where darkness blights.
Both together, choices clear,
In their balance, love and fear.
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