MuguRe

Sometimes, I catch a glimpse of you In the million strangers That I encounter in my daily life Sometimes I catch a glimpse of you In someone else’s face A smile given A twinkle in the eye A gentle touch felt Sometimes I catch a glimpse of you In the perfect body movement Swaying to a tune Or walking down the street Sometimes, yes sometimes I catch a glimpse of you In the everydayness of life In things so typical Yet they serve to remind me That there is continuity Of love Of life Of hope, Of caring So I continue to live. Original composition for a friend from Rwanda Jeff Rwabudariko who died in a road accident.

I opened my eyes and smiled. The sun was not streaming into my room, yet I smiled. I smiled at the infinite possibilities that today would bring me, I smiled as I received my blessings for the day, an hourly promise I smiled as I said thank you for the smile that stretched my lips into a beautiful curve, I smiled at the possibility to be all that I wanted and should be, I smiled at the beauty of a gray day that made me hopeful of a speck of sunshine, I smile now at the inspiration, drawn from the mundaness of the day, I smile, My heart skips a beat and leaps in a joyous dance, My step is lighter, springier And today, all is possible. So, I smile some more.