Gifts

Gifts
don't come
wrapped in
pretty packages,
tied up with string...
they come quietly
to stay...
to fill us with Grace -
the twinkling stars
that dot the night sky,
the smell of  fresh earth
in a forest wild,
the cool water that flows
in a running brook,
the radiant moon
that glows from a nook,
the smile that lights up
eyes that hold tears,
the hug that embraces
hopes and fears,
the space that makes room
for everyone to just BE -
are the abundant gifts
that we have already!