Today - A poem by Julie Wangombe

I recently read this poem entitled Today, by Julie Wangombe, and it was so beautiful and uplifting that I thought I just had to share. I hope you have a lovely day today! Enjoy:

TODAY

Today, I’ll write about laughter.

Delight in the mystery of happily ever after.

Fight the instinct to shrink away from the light into shell-cracked cocoon

To reflect on my wounds

Instead, I will abandon shoes to feel the morning dew – scented with possibility.

Today, I will stand right under noon-day sun until I am as close to whole as possible – without shadow.

With shadow – under my feet.

Today I will dare to find beauty in the mundane.

I will dance in the rain.

Today, I will call my sister.

Tell her, I miss her.

Today, I will read a book that isn’t famous.

Today I’ll dream without disclaimers.

Today, I will be happy.

Will not apologise for joy.

I know happy can be contagious. courageous. detract from the pain and yes -

Joy, is worth dying for.

So today, I will write about laughter.

About heart warming, rib racking, stomach splitting laughter.

And in today, I’ll see a surefire way to change the world.

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Check out her blog at:http://jwangombe.wordpress.com/