Bits & Pieces

Lois A. Cheney

People

People important to you

People unimportant to you

Cross your life

Touch it with love

And carelessness

And move on

There are people who leave you

And you breathe a sigh of relief

And you wonder why you ever came into contact with them.

There are people who leave you

And you breathe a sigh of remorse

And you wonder why they had to go away leaving such a gaping hole in your heart

Children leave parents

Friends leave friends

Acquaintances move on

You think of the many who have moved into your hazy memory

You look at those present and wonder

I believe in God’s master plan for all our lives

He moves people in and out of each others’ lives

And each leaves their mark upon the other

You will find that you are made up of bits and pieces

Of all who have ever touched you along the path of your life

And you are more because of it

And you would be less if they had not touched you

Pray that you accept these bits and pieces

In humility and wonder

And never question

And never regret

Bits and pieces

Originally published God Is No Fool (1969) by Lois A. Cheney. Reprinted in 2009 by Beaufort Books: ISBN 0825305950 9780825305955.

Published by Jess Eaddy