Love Passed this Way, revision 1

                                               by Betty Badgett

                                          Love passed this way today.

                                         What did it look like? How did it feel?

                                          It came suddenly, in the cool gentle breeze

                                          that engulfed me as I stood outside my door

                                          gazing up toward Heaven.

                                          I saw it again in a smile on the face of a stranger

                                          I passed as I strolled along a busy street in

                                          Manhattan.

                                          Love passed this way as the sun began to set as it

                                          does every evening, only today, I slowed down long

                                          enough to take in the glory and radiance of the golden

                                           hews as it slowly and steadily descended between the

                                           giant trees and massive hills.

                                           Love passed this way today, in the voice of a friend on the

                                           phone.  The laughter, the quiet moments, the conversation

                                           we shared. Love passed this way, while watering my garden

                                            In the cool, crisp morning air.  Basking in the bright red

                                            colors of my rose bush, the yellow daffodils and purple wild

                                           flowers.

                                           I know if love had a face, this is how it would look.

                                           Love passed this way today, simply because it always does,

                                           In our busyness, we are often to preoccupied to notice.

                                           Did love pass your way today? I’m sure it did. In your quiet

                                           moments, when reflecting on those you love and hold dear

                                           you’ll know that love is there.

                                           Love comes to us in many ways.  In the battles we’ve won

                                           or lost, the tears and laughter we’ve shared with someone

                                           special in our lives.  Believe it or not, love is with you even

                                           now.

                                           Look for it, feel it, embrace it and give thanks for it, and then

                                           pass it on !