Give a Little Lightness

Show the world your kind eyes
The ones that share, invite a smile
Something in that twinkle
The crinkle at the corners
Or uplifted brow, gently

Walk down the street
With your kind eyes
The ones that let you breathe
That share the breath of the pulse
On the street
Some people notice
And brush past
Or maybe find their own for a moment

Look around with your kind eyes
And see the sky today
See each shifting moment, continuously
With peace and good will

Experience the present
With kind eyes
And notice how the angry irritations
Stress and difficulties
Do not cease to be
But do not overrun their place

Seize the world with your kind eyes
And you will truly see
               I have yet to master more than glimpses
               But at the least
               While I work on what's within
               I show the world my kind eyes