The Things we don't see

I see the scenery passing by

as we fly past it

In a closer look

I can see the trees

I can see the reds, and the yellows,

the greens, and the oranges

We pass a pasture of pumpkins

At a second glance

I see a young girl picking out one of the big orange jack-o-lanterns

I see a young girl

Fall sunlight glimmering and dancing upon her glorious smile

I see the farmer at the stand, watching her

Smiling

We keep on going

I see a buzz of kids get off the school bus

One boy has a mom and a brother too small to go to school,

waiting for him

As he gets off,

his brother lights up,

glowing with happiness

He hurls himself at his older brother

And as the older one looks down,

He smiles too,

while patting his brother on the back

We pass a sidewalk

I see and old couple

Holding hands

I wonder how long they have loved each other

and how great it must be for them to walk together,

hand in hand

love in love

And gaze at this wonderful world

With all of the small things that we don't notice

But we should pay closer attention too