Poetry

Stop.
Just for a moment.
Stop and don't think about anything.
Take a look around.
What do you see?
Do you see a smiling face
On every person that walks by?
You don't need much to
Bring a smile upon your face.
Stop.
Close your eyes. Listen.
Listen carefully.
What do you hear?
Do you hear a childrens laughter
Or their pain and cry?
It doesn't take much to
Make your tears fall
Down your cheeks.
Stop.
Can you think about for a second
What makes you the happiest?
Is it just one simple thing or
Many things that will soon disappear?
Life can be so complicated sometimes.
But even the most complicated
Parts of your life you can make so simple.
If you just open your heart,
Your eyes, listen carefully,
And just be.
Just let be.

-Norma J. Rose