Once

there is something
that few ever see

but we never forget
those eyes

a smile

it emanates from
the hearts

and wells up
from the soul

a connection so divine
words
have no description
for this state of bliss

all the world
the hills
the grass beside the road

and the street
glows with the
new

everything is beautiful

i see it in the pictures
it plays on the lips of strangers

and i admire the brave