Kindness

There is a bit of magic in kindness.
Perhaps it is why I love December.
The smiles that people share.
The way someone pauses, stops.
The presents.  The selflessness.
Of one time
out of the year,
when people give.

We are not thanking,
we are not fighting,
we are doing.
We are helping and sharing and experiencing.

There is a bit of magic in kindness.
The warmth that spreads from person to person;
In every deed, at least two people
Feel the magic.
It can heal the sick.
A soul can be renewed.
A friendship can be formed.

Thank God I had the choice
And I chose to be kind.