Passing Angels

I believe there are people you meet in your life

Who are there to pave the way

For you to reach your destiny.

These people are sent to you in times of need

To encourage you

To motivate you

To inspire you

To remind you who you really are.

These people are angels who walk among us

Maybe they don’t even know what they are doing

Maybe it’s just a chance remark

Or even just a passing smile

That reaches you just when you need it the most.

You see, it doesn’t have to be something dramatic

It could be the simplest of gestures

That boosts your soul when you need it most.

Something that lifts your spirits

Something that reminds you that life is good

And life is worth living.

And you never know when one of these angels will cross your path.

The best thing is anyone can be an angel

To uplift and inspire

All it takes is to spread a little kindness

In a world that can seem dark and cold.

So next time you pass by someone who seems down and distressed

Just give them a friendly smile or a simple hello

Today, you could be their passing angel.

Life’s Great Mystery

It’s quite the conundrum
When life seems so humdrum
We go through our days
Wasting time in so many ways
With trivia so distracting
And problems so exacting
Filled with junk grabbing our attention
But I don’t think that was God’s intention.

Modern life is so confusing
Everyone in a rush, refusing
To stop for a moment to savor
All of life’s varying flavors
People in a hurry everywhere,
They just don’t seem to care
That so many are hurting
Society, humanity seems to be deserting.

It’s time to reverse our course.
It’s time to return to the source
Life isn’t just about living
Life is more satisfying when you are giving.
The greatest source of love
Is that which comes from above.

Copyright © Dave Whitmore | Year Posted 2019

Starry Night

There are moments in your life that will live in your heart forever

Moments that will take your breath away

Indelibly etched into your very soul.

And will never be forgotten.

Memorialized.

 

My first such moment was laying on my back at night

Looking up at the night sky in awe.

Taking in the wondrous splendor

Of the heavens above

Mesmerized

 

The band of the Milky Way stretched across the length of the sky

Blazing a trail of light as far as the eye could see

A myriad of stars too numerous to count

Brning into my retinas

Hypnotized

 

Although that night was so long ago I recall it vividly

I can call to mind the awe it filled me with

If I live to be a hundred years old

I will never forget.

Crystalized.

 

To my mind those moments are food to nourish my soul

Such happy memories for when sadness calls

When I need to remind myself

It happened to me

Realized

 

There was no social media to share this wondrous moment with

No cellphone camera to record for future posterity

Only my minds eye to recapture it

And play it back again.

Memorized.

 

For eternity.