The Little Things

It’s the little things in life

That make life beautiful. 

We carry a stranger’s smile, 

Gesture of love,

Drops of tears

With us wherever we go. 

We remember the first snowfall

In a new country,

The first dance in the summer rain, 

Or the first rainbow in the western sky. 

We remember who gave us a good meal

When days were bad,

Who uttered word of hope

When there was no hope,

Who held our hands and said,

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

We remember the people,

Who made us laugh 

And made us feel

That the world wasn’t a bad place at all.

We remember the blind man

We once met at the train station -

His white cane was his scepter. 

He radiated hope, he emanated courage. 

Yes, it’s the little things and experiences

That make life beautiful,

Ask us to stand tall and brave storm,

And tell us that the sun is there,

Right there... behind those gray clouds. 

You may not see it now,
But it's there, there, right there. 

© Wara Karim