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When God Whispers, Listen

Listen when the butterfly
Settles onto your hand,
Feel the footsteps.
Marvel in the paper-thin
Jewel that has flown to you.
 
Listen when the bird finds you
In the middle of the ocean,
Chooses your boat as it’s island,
Allows you to carry it’s ounce-heavy
Body, it’s heart-beating life to safety.
 
Listen to the ebbing lifetime
Of the old, the ill,
Those who don’t fear the next step,
Those ready to take the next step
Away from you and toward themselves.
 
Listen to the smile in the eyes
Of one you love,
To the sure grip of a child’s hand
On yours,
To all of the messages
Of love.
 
When God whispers, listen.

(2007)

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