Sometimes waking from a dream
that was dark and dreary,
you find it hard to start the day.
You’re feeling lost and weary.
It’s time to take a moment,
be quiet, breathe the air,
focus on a bird, a leaf,
the beauty that is there.
If all you have around you
is a dirty city street,
gaze upon the sky above,
watch the swish of passing feet.
Be glad that you’re alive at all.
Take pleasure in your senses.
Feel the force of life within,
before the day commences.