Love List

When war, politics, prejudice and bigotry are encouraging me to hate I take a moment to look around…then a love list I create: I love my wife and my family…how family never ends… I love that I’m surrounded by a multitude of friends. I love animals and sunsets…how a sunrise paints the sky… I love flowers, raindrops, dolphins…I love ladybugs and butterflies. I love birds and trees and rainbows… how a dewdrop glistens in the sun. I love chocolate…I love ice cream…I love watching a river run. I love the laughter of a baby… I love kissing under the stars and moon. I love that we have utensils…I love the knife, the fork…the spoon. I love the wind…the way she whistles through the trees. I love how leaves change color in Autumn…I love a summer breeze. I love snakes and insects like the ants and honeybees. I love that everybody in the world does not look or act like me. I find when I take the time to look around and a love list I create… the more I concentrate on love…the less time I have to hate. I leave you with that final thought… you’ll find from this poem I have departed… but as far as making today’s love list… well… I’m just getting started.