National Hugging Day

A little something I threw together on the fly.

It's National Hugging Day! My favorite!!!

A Hug

by Lyn Marinello

There's nothing out there like a hug
to squish one back together.

It doesn't take a big bank account

and can be done in any weather.

You simply open up your arms

and, in doing so, your heart.

Wrap them all around another soul

and it's amazing what you'll start.

The pressures of the day

seem to fade into the air

and the knowledge fills that space

that you took the time to care.

The warmth of soul to soul;

two bodies pressed together tight;

kindness given selflessly

to alleviate another's plight.

Words need not be spoken.

Nothing can really explain

the magic of a really good hug

and the joy it brings to one's brain...

Someone really cares for me.

Someone worries for my soul.

They've enveloped me in their being

to help heal me and make me whole.

And as you walk away improved

feeling joyful, loved, secure;

share that hug with someone else

who might just need a little more.

Get out there and get hugging!