Be Thankful

Every day you wake to see The welcome light of day Happy indeed you should be That you've not been death's prey. Be thankful you are healthy And feel glad you're overground Better be poor than sick and wealthy With death chasing you around. Oh it is nice to hear The glossy blackbird sing On a morning brisk and clear In the Season of Spring To hear a skylark singing A sweet melody on high It's pleasant notes a ringing Through an early morning sky. Oh how nice it is to see The little lambs at play Frolicking round the fields in glee On a sunny April day. To watch a duck and drake Wing their way to spend the night In a little mountain lake Where they can rest in quiet Humans know so little joy And happiness few seem to know Ask me not the reason why The answer to it I don't know? Most humans crave for power Great riches they desire But life can also sour On the plutocrat and squire. But if you can stand awhile Listening to a blackbird sing And each day manage a smile Then it's you have everything.