The sun rises in the east
Dissipating the darkness that covers the universe
Making clear the view of the bluest sky and the majestic ice-capped mountains
the wave-like clouds, the glistening waters, and the infinite colonnade of trees.
The broad daylight comes
Prodding you and me to act out our role on the stage of life
To eke out a living for a family of many
And pray that we do our role well until the end of day.
If there is but one single thing I will do today
It is to choose to wake up, move or sway the body
Fulfilling what the Divine Providence has meant us to be
Not to sit idle but to swing with life’s pendulum!
So that when twilight comes and darkness covers the earth once again
We are rewarded by sleep’s warm embrace
Replenishing our bodies’ depleted energies
For tomorrow waits a repeat performance of our roles on life’s stage.
And if sleep keeps us in his tight embrace forever,
We rest content that even just for today
We walked the talk; we laughed and cried, we stood and clapped!
We lived and moved and had our being.
This Borrowed Scrap of Time 