Beauty

The world will be saved

by beauty.

Not by guns

or politicians 

or warlords.

But by hummingbirds

and magnolias

and evening serenades.

The sweet succulent fruit

hanging from branches

That’s what will save us.

Morning walks in the fog
a baby's smile
the first petals of spring
jasmine.
A glorious sunset

bringing with it
the hope
of another day.