there is much to love .. to life

there are many simple pleasures
in this life

there is much to love .. to life
in family, in friends, in chance meetings
and brief encounters

in moments of clarity
in a smile
in a laugh
in a heart

some of these are fleeting
even when we think they will go on forever
they can slowly
or often suddenly
slip away

Life, Love
it’s not in the holding on ..
it’s not in the tight grasp
it’s not in the hoping and wishing

it’s in the cherishing

always
in the cherishing ..

~ tamara willems