[MartyT]

This beautiful poem was written by Sandy Goodman, and is taken from the Winter 2004 issue of her e-newsletter:

Now

there is something about
standing alone in the dark
when the first snow falls
that brings me to you
and what you are.
the cold disappears,
swallowed by the warmth of your presence
and i wonder how i lived without
the magic of these moments
before you showed me that now is all we have.
the now of wood smoke and cinnamon and evergreen,
the now of christmas carols,
a crackling fire,
the flicker of candles casting shadows on a picture.
the now of a grandchild's smile,
a grandpa's quickly hidden tears,
and the soft nuzzle of a christmas puppy.
there is something about
standing alone in the dark
when the first snow falls
that makes me remember
that now is all we have . . .
and that now . . .
felt with the heart . . .
is beautiful.

© 2004 by Sandy Goodman, author of Love Never Dies: A Mother's Journey from Loss to Love and reprinted with her permission. Contact Sandy at sandy@loveneverdies.net; visit her Web site at Love Never Dies. To subscribe to Sandy's e-newsletter, click on Love Never Dies Newsletter and follow the instructions there.

[STARKISS]

Hi Marty T,

Thanks so much for sharing such a wonderful peom with all of us, I really enjoyed reading it and I know others will also... Take care and God Bless You Shelley