One in a million
Carried the weight of responsibility
One in a million
Devoted his life of morals
One in a million
Embraced her soul of sorrow
One in a million
Finished the game of vulnerability
Author Dana Redricks
October 28, 2024
You're one in a million, a rare gem to find, in a world full of noise, your voice is kind and you're a friend that is forever on my mind. Through valleys of struggle, you’ve wandered and grown, each challenge a chapter, with each hardship you've face just know you never walk alone.
Sometimes it takes a lifetime to find a friend so precious and true, to discover someone like you who reflects the best as you do. With laughter and courage, you light up the night, a spirit unbroken, a heart shining bright.
You’ve faced many battles, with courage and grace, wearing your trauma like a badge on your face.
Each scar tells a story, each wound a proud display of resilience and strength that seems to brighten the day.
So here’s to your journey, the paths that you tread, to the love that surrounds you, the dreams you’ve led. In the tapestry of life, you’re a thread woven tight, one in a million, a true friend, you seem to bring light to the darkest night.
Women are many in the world
Over billions and billions
Dark skinned and light skinned
Beautiful and ugly
Tall and short
Rich and poor
Young and old
But you are one in a million.
I have travelled to all continents
But I have seen none like you
I have gone to Asia
I have gone to Africa all over
I have gone to Europe
I have gone to all continents,
But I have found none like you.
The love you give me
The peace I feel when with you
The care you show m
The promises you always promise me
Possible and impossible
Can take me for the rest of my life
Because you are one of a kind
One in a million.
One in a million, a rare gem to find,
A heart so pure, so gentle and kind.
A soul that shines bright, like a star in the sky,
A spirit so free, soaring high up high.
With love so abundant, and compassion so deep,
A spirit that touches, hearts of those it meets.
A smile that glows, warming all those around,
A joy that abounds, lifting hearts off the ground.
One in a million, a true work of art,
A masterpiece crafted, from the depths of the heart.
A soul that inspires, and encourages us all,
To love more, give more, and follow our call.
So let us cherish, this precious gift,
And strive to live, with a heart that uplifts.
For we too, can be one in a million,
A light in the darkness, a ray of hope to all women and men.
One in a million
By Michelle Morris
11/07/2022
There's always one in a million
There's always a light in the dark
There's always hope for tomorrow
In the beating of the best hearts
And when we're feeling alone
Betrayed by the outside world
There's always that special someone
Who will make us feel like we're home
So look up at the stars
Know you're brighter than them all
See the milky way
Know you're part of her light and glory
See the stars shining like heaven
Angels looking down at you
See the sun rise in the morning
Know your dreams are coming true
For there's always one in a million
There's always a light in the dark
There's always hope for tomorrow
And you can be the brightest of stars
© Michelle Morris, 2022
The chance of falling in love
Maybe one in a million
To choose and to embark
On the last flight
Is fate
To stay is fate too
And
As solemn as a flight
Love is no U-turn journey
Love is no sudden-stop journey
The holy bell only ring once
And
Love is no joking after all
"If you are 'one in a million'
and there are six billion on the planet in kind...
There are 6,000 out there
just like you,
go out and see
who you can find"
Looking up in the sky
Nothing beats the beauty
The beauty that is up there
Looking at the stars
The moon and the sun
Nature on it's best
beauty that even words failed to explain
I've seen it before, even today
I've seen many pretty things on earth
nothing beats the beauty of those up there
But only one such beauty have I seen in you
Not only your physical being
But your soul as well
You're one in a million
Natural and beautiful
You're my light in the darkness
My star amongst the stars
You're the place I call home
You're my moonlight sky
The sounds of your voice
Differ not with those of river water
river water flowing from East to west
It sound so sweet like those of a water fall
You're so natural one can tell
You're one in a million
Nature on its best
A natural human being
If East may one day meet West
You will be the course of it
You're one in a million.
I once asked myself
"Does the princess of my heart exist? "
Whenever I ask myself this,
You're the one popping up into my mind.
You're my African Queen
You're a true nature
You're one in a million my love.
I'm one of millions of what's called a wordsmith
Forging weapons of the sharpened tongue
Generating of hymns of brazen oaths that have yet to be sung
So I inhale thoughts
Filling every bit of my lungs
Ready to exhale wisdom of experiences
Watering of a garden full of knowledge seeds for the bell has been rung
Echoes of manifestation that only peace of mind can bring
I've purchased lifelong tickets, to this train of thought
So it could never be just a fling
Far above being a peasant
But I'm not trying to be the king
Been knighted under sworn oath to deflect the scorpion's sting
An alliance of factions, in my mind, once divided, but now in unison, they stand
Because it's the only way that opposing forces could not gain the upper hand
Sure, things may not always go as planned
That's why there's a need to improvise within grains of life's sand
This song is far from over
So can we constantly strike up the band
So am I one of, or one in a million monikers of "wordsmith"?
I'll let you be the judge of whether or not in my own place, within millions, I stand...
Picture this: you make a call
To straighten out a bill.
Of course, what you expect’s a battle
Being fought uphill.
Instead, you get dear Caroline
Who listens and who hears,
Which you have not experienced
In many, many years.
She takes your information down
And keeps you on the line.
You aren’t put on hold
Or disconnected by design.
She does a little research
‘Cause she really wants to solve
What the problem is, no matter who
Or what it does involve.
She tracks down radiology
And gets them on the phone –
(A 3-way call!) explaining
In a calm and measured tone.
I’m blown away to learn that such
A person still exists.
For those of you whose skepticism
Naturally persists…
I understand your reasons
For the playing field is bleak
But with luck you may find Caroline,
An agent quite unique!
Skeptics are shrieking
You are one of a million;
Ignore their voices
When you find your true calling
You are one in a million
I figured out why in many times in our life we meet zeros
Not disrespecting
But sometimes we have to have to get past those zeros
In order to get to that one in a Million
Just like the number 1,000,000,000
The problem is with us we become impatient
We are sick of being hurt by these zeros
Why are we surrounded by these zeros?
I feel like I am nothing with these zeros
When will I be done with all of these zeros.
In order to appreciate what we have and what we get blessed with
We may have to go through some things
So...
Have faith my friend
Soon you will me that 1 million.
(1),000,000,000
That 1 that loves you for you
That 1 who accepts all of your flaws and imperfections
The 1 that drives you insane
The 1 who can't go a day without talking to you.
The 1 who wants to be your one and only.
So learn not to hate those zeros
Just count em up.
Be grateful.
They are the lessons
Because when you meet that 1
That love is limitless.
Better than money.
A train of numerous cabins
spreading its greasy doors for millions to come in
then journey begins from the first emitted smoke
controlled by a captain not needing any experience
moving in rails with too many diversions.
It contains people of similar generation
and heading towards the same destination;
its speed goes high, engine gets heated
giving out temperatures most loved
by this mobile and energetic travelers.
Chaos reigns, turbulence emerges,
seemingly a creation of competition,
causing a travel so uneasy.
All these inevitably happening,
despite all heading towards the same stop.
Station after station, the final is reached.
After three quarters of a year
and only but one unusual passenger exits.
Nevertheless, expectant waiters still rejoice
because nature has taken its cause.
I remembered.......................
When he confronted me to express his feelings
I looked down on him,I think he is not capable because I don't have any feelings
For him, when I first wanted to give my heart
I was afraid, because I don't want to get hurt
For I have never been in love
For I heard many people say there is no true love
The preamble to our love
I said in my mind what will be the outcome of his love
Days and months passed by, I start to feel the same for him
He made me know what is love
He taught me true love still exist
He is one in a million
Man of my dreams: my pair, my love team
Where have you been? my SPECIFIC dream
Winner it seems, my God blessed scheme
One in a million, once in a lifetime
With turns and breaks: it's measurable
Easy or hard time, it has been bearable
Prayers to God: nothing is possible
One in a million, once in a lifetime
Soon I'll be thirty, wise guy walk by
Shooting me on bull's eye, also tongue tied
ATTAINABLE mind's eyes, I'll give the eye
One in a million, once in a lifetime
Uncaring what others say, I am optimistic
Match made in heaven, a could be realistic
Altruistic stars and moon on synergistic
One in a million, once in a lifetime
Perfect in time, bells ring on one rhyme
Head over heels love and old as the hills
Our heart's commitment, sealed to still
One in a million, once in a lifetime
(c) Olive Eloisa
revised: May 18, 2014
11:14 pm
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