“Little darling, I feel that the ice is slowly melting,
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear,
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right,
It's finally all right”

The Beatles,

Here Comes The Sun

Once upon a time

When I wearily arose

Each and every morning

I heard the frenzied sounds

Of many other people

Madly dashing about

This faced paced world of ours

With their very fast gas guzzling cars

And their even faster modern lifestyles

Once upon a time

When I wearily arose

I immediately turned on the television

To catch all the Morning News Shows

Listening to the latest tragedy

The latest bloody crime

Or the latest political fiasco

And once upon a time

I listened to

All the many media ads

Telling me how to

Live better

Dress better

Make more money

Who to vote for

Who to love Who to hate

And even what church to attend

And once upon a time

After I showered dressed

And raced out of the house

I soon found myself

Doing what many others were doing

Vainly trying to outmaneuver everyone else

On the highway

On my job

In the trendy shops and restaurants

And in almost every aspect of my life

And once upon a time

I even listened to all the politicians

Each one loudly proclaiming

That he or she

Would truly be the one

Who we could trust

To make this world

A much better place

˜

Today

I don’t hear or see

That frenetic traffic

Or that fast hectic lifestyle

Or those bloody news shows

Or those slick pricey advertisements

Or any need to outdo anyone else in life

Or even any of those pompous politicians

At all

Today

Each and every morning

I seem to only hear

My wife lovingly whispering good morning

The songbirds joyously chirping outside

The slow drip drip drip

Of my freshly brewing coffee

My felines contentedly purring

My two dogs joyously prancing about

And my heart still beating

In my still pumping chest

And as I eagerly open my eyes

And I eagerly jump out of bed

I seem to only see

The bright smile on my wife’s caring face

The sheer contentment in my cats’ purrs

The loyalty and eagerness in my dogs’ eyes

The fragrant colorful budding flowers

The birds and butterflies fluttering all about

And best of all

The bright radiant sun once again emerging

And somehow penetrating my very soul

And after I get dressed

And I eagerly head out the door

With my two dogs excitedly in tow

For our refreshing sunrise walk

I often begin to seriously wonder

If the world has really changed this much

Or if it really took me

All those long tiring years

To finally figure out

That life truly is

Whatever each and every one of us

Make it out to be

Each and every day of our lives

And not what someone else

Tells us it should be

“Sun, Sun, Sun, Here It Comes”

©2005, Ed Kostro