Maybe I will stay here
A little longer
Enjoying the joy
Of a smile
That I have noticed
Just now
When I paused
To welcome
Today.
Maybe there is hope
That life
With its daily dying
Will take hold
In me
Seeing a little further
Just now,
Today,
In this pause.
Maybe here,
Is what was always planned
Maybe this smile
Will spread
Further
Than I ever dreamed
Waiting
With a smile
Noticing
What is here today.
