Beauty everywhere

Beauty is everywhere:

 I remember, as a child, spending hours 

Sitting in our graveled drive, 

Sifting all the pebbles through my fingers 

In appreciation for the variety, 

The colors and the striations of the stones. 

And later, as an adult, 

Spending hours on the beach 

Gathering bits of colored glass 

 While my daughters played nearby. 

Look around you, wherever you are: 

There’s almost always something lovely, 

Deserving of your attention; 

Something to keep you from feeling bored.