the sun glitters atop a river’s bend
the breeze softly lifts a single leaf,
soaring above the river, between the trees
slowly it goes,
never falling,
never settling
for a moment everything pauses,
animals stop to turn,
stunned by radiance amongst the greenery
a rare moment of silence,
of peace, of joy,
produced at exactly the right time
and I’d like to think
that when others look upon us
with our hearts in tune,
they too will rejoice in the quiet sunshine
of the peace, joy, and love
of how deep it runs,
how wide it flows,
how everything it touches glows
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