Poems: they, too, are as windows to life. I have written many, but the one I would give you here is from a woman… Elizabeth…

 

 

This I Would Be

==============

 

This I would be -- just a little bit wiser

A little bit quicker to see

What others need most when the going is rough

And the helping out’s left up to me…

 

This I would be -- just a little bit stronger

A little more willing to try

So I’d never let even the tiniest chance

To make someone happy slip by…

 

This I would be -- just a little bit kinder

A little more eager to spare

An encouraging smile or a few words of praise

To show someone else that I care…

 

This I would be if I just had my way --

All this and a whole lot more, too

For each one would bring me a little bit closer

To being a good friend like you

 

 

If only people could pay closer attention to good things in the world -- this they might be as well… but if not they might end up in hell…