Day: April 10, 2025

THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT

On the ninth day of the month

We receive the gift of sunshine

That sustains throughout the day

It is nice but has no relative meaning

Because April if full of surprises

Which include blizzards, tornadoes,

Flooding and other disasters.  We

Should keep our complaints silent

And go about doing the business

Required to make the month

Successful in spite of any adversities

It seems as though dull minds can

Only focus on the weather when

There is so much else we can be

Doing if only we had the initiative

To seek out and accomplish in other

Areas of life.  There is much to do

And we easily forget that if we are

All set and others are not then we

Also are not.  Giving respite to others

Is important and lifting others to

Their feet so that they can try again

Carries a reward greater than we

Can imagine.  We waste time thinking

About possibilities instead of acting

Will there be a price to pay for this?

We do not know.  We spend a lot

Of our wealth pleasing ourselves

And forget to help those in need

Or come up short in doing so.  It is

Never too late to begin and beginning

Takes the greatest courage.  Appreciation

Of accomplishments is natural and good

We are proud and want to do more

Which may mean giving up some of

The things we wanted to do for ourselves

Because we realize which has the most

Value.  When we act with determination

We do not have to worry about the sun

It will always be shining brightly

Stanski

April 10, 2025 ^