Miracles are everywhere. <br />They seem small to us sometimes, but a miracle is a miracle, which means amazing... <br /> <br />And bigger than we think <br /> <br />A tiny braid in the baby's hair, <br />A ring of solid gold, <br />A silvery shell from the sandy shore, <br />A hand for me to hold, <br />A skinny tree, unplanted, <br />A hole in dirty soil, <br />A perfect match, <br />A chattering family, <br />A pair of matching ears, <br />A time for silence, <br />The depth of space and stars like twenty golden moons, <br />The fingernail-sized forget-me-not in bloom, <br /> <br />These are miracles that I know. <br /> <br />A new and sparkling dollar-coin, <br />And eyelashes closed in flight to a dream, <br />And Mama's knee for the daughter's head, <br />And prayers sent out with simple faith, <br />And the promise of their return, <br />A single freckle on a creamy cheek, <br />A Hindu preaching Jesus' truth, <br />A healed mute learning how to speak, <br />A baby bird in a robin's nest, <br /> <br />A shy smile and dimples, <br />A cacophony of shadows: trees on water, hawk on me, earth on moon, cloud on mountain-shadows. <br />A harp in tune, <br />A perfect jewel, <br />Me- <br />carried like a baby, looking pretty or laughing<br /><br />Bonnie Shipman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/miracles-are-everywhere/
