I am in awe.
Of the way the wind carries a leaf,
Of the uniqueness of a snowflake,
And of the tenderness of a kiss.
I am in awe
Of the beauty of words
Of art, of family,
And the way music reaches the soul.
I am in awe of many things.
I am in awe of
The double entendre
Of words, of smiles,
And of tears.
I am in awe of
The laughter,
The emotion,
The existence
Of an infant,
A child, a teenager,
Of a woman,
And of a grown man.
I am in awe
Of the beauty that surrounds me,
The way a smile
Warms a cold room,
And a friend
Takes away the pain.
I am in awe of the strength
Of a mother’s love,
Of a warm embrace,
And of that four letter word.
I