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The Bigger Picture


 
Beauty is alive, it really is 
it\'s everywhere we look 
if we keep our eyes open 
we can see it

it\'s in every corner on every street  
it\'s the baby crying in the pram
the man packing his shopping 
at the supermarket 

the lady on the bus reading a book
it\'s the bird flying above  
searching for a new branch
to rest its tired wings
 
it\'s the ants marching
in the grass working 
to have a feast in the winter 
the ladybird on the leaf 
swaying in summer\'s wind
it\'s the rain and the thunder
miraculously in tune
in the same scene

it\'s the water sprayed up from a puddle 
that\'s just met a moving car
the pensioner speeding on his electric scooter
waving proudly to the passers by

it\'s the children feeding the ducks in the pond
the couple fighting over which film to watch this evening
 
it\'s the artisan graffiti on the bridge
bright in colour a story told in spray-paint
it\'s the boat passing down
the river 
 
it\'s when the colours of a sunset
spread to create a magnificent theatre 
when the moon rises up to take over the night sky
and a star comes shooting by 
 
if you look with an open heart
even for a second, you will see it too


because life really is...

all this.