Hugs on a Platter

Life doesn't come
with a shiny new book;
no user's manual of answers
to find with one look.

Life comes with doors
that open and shut;
and paths laid before us
to be followed or passed up.

There are things we can learn
and things we may teach;
hearts that may find us
and souls we may reach.

Guaranteed on this journey
are teacups of tears;
and pains that might hurt us
may age us by years.

But the beauty of life;
love, laughter and giving;
come from serving hugs on a platter
each and every day we're living.