The Priceless Gift

The priceless gift of
LIFE is LOVE,

For with the help of God above
Love can change the human race
And make this world a better place

     For love dissolves all hate and fear
And makes our vision bright and clear
So we can see and rise above
Our pettiness on "Wings of Love".

Helen Steiner Rice  

 

Everyone Needs Someone

  People need people and friends need friends
  And we all need love for a full life depends

Not on vast riches or great acclaim,
Not on success or on worldly fame,

  But just in knowing that someone cares
  And holds us close in their thoughts and prayers-

  For only the knowledge that we're understood
  Makes everyday living feel wonderfully good,

  And we rob ourselves of life's greatest need
When we "lock up our hearts" and fail to heed

The outstretched hand reaching to find
  A kindred spirit whose heart and mind 

Are lonely and longing to somehow share
Our joys and sorrows and to make us aware

  That life's completeness and richness depends
On the things we share with our loved ones  and friends.

Helen Steiner Rice