There is no easy
There is no easy
Way to put it
Keep looking
It will find you
As life happens
Whether we like it or not
It is in the snow that covers your shoes
When the car has
Nosed into a drift
Wrestled away
By the slope of the road
The wind whipped powder
Stinging your face
Fingers tingling with cold
The chill of winter’s
Icy blue sky.
It is the way your hand slips into mine
When we hear good news
The tightening grip when it’s bad
The catch in a voice
At the words,
The lift when we hear,
“I love you”
The smell of a sea breeze
Citrus fruit and mountain air
Grass freshly mown.
It is found
In the sound of newly born chicks
Waiting to be fed
The tilt of their heads
Their beaks open wide.
The expectation of fulfilment
When we begin
The rush of excitement
When we succeed
The nod of approval
From a parent
The flush of cheeks
When touched by a lover
The smell of the room
When you visit your mother.
It takes you right back
To the beginning
The birth of baby chicks
The call of the wild
The taste of honey
On the tips of your finger
When you dip into the jar
Cake mix in a bowl
The smell of leather
In a new car
The pride
As you drive
Out of a showroom
Savouring a moment
Something that might
Happen just once.
Life is in everything
Living is as real
As the way that you live it
Until that day comes
When you dream
That it isn’t.