Beat

There is a beat in your chest
There are breaths in
                         and out
       of your lungs
This life
overwhelms
but
      if you go to a quiet place
and listen
very carefully
the miracle
                  reveals itself
over and over
Then
         you will never for get
no matter
the sounds
or sorrow

Thanks / To Give

Be thankful every day, always.

gratitude

just say

Thank You

when the time is right.

When? you wonder-

you'll know.

Grateful To Be Alive

It could all be so different,
our lives hanging by the slenderest of threads,
the scissor ready to cut
at any moment.
One second makes the difference,
but that's all that counts.
If not for that second
I wouldn't have been there
to see your beautiful faces
and radiant souls.
In fact,
it'd probably be me
that would be looking down,
wondering if you could see me.