IT TAKES BUT A MOMENT:

It takes but a moment,

For baby´s breath at birth & spinning of our earth,

To tell a simple lie & to softly breathe a sigh,

For a truth to be told & old secrets to unfold,

For an enigma to uncurl & a petal to unfurl,

To brush away a fear & to dry a sad wept tear,

For a star in heaven to blink & lover´s eye to wink,

For first step to a mile & for lips to grace a smile,

For a wave goodbye to miss & to fall in love with a kiss,

For falling of Autumn´s leaf & to pray in true belief,

For one slip of the knife & just a seed to make a life,

A minute to take a breath & a minute to welcome death,

It takes but a moment.