Think Positive

It is early in the morning
When all is quiet and still
When most folks are still sleeping
And daylight is below the horizon hill.

I wake to busy thoughts a’flickering
Emerging from out of dreams
Spinning into reality of concerns
Worries akin to common things.

There’s my son with his ailment,
There’s my sister growing old
There’s the past that should be past
Old miseries I still keep hold.

Just to go back to sleep, I think
And get eight instead of five
Just to rest peacefully once again
And wake up feeling fresh and alive.

Why do people have insomnia
To make you yearn for peaceful sleep?
Have I sinned, I ask my God
And wakefulness is what I reap?

Perhaps God is giving me extra time
To accomplish more while others sleep
To revere and use every minute of life
To cherish every moment He lets me keep.

Think positive thoughts, I remind myself
Search out the good instead of bad,
You’ll one day have far more sleep
Than you’ve ever wished you had.

And so, I come awake with eagerness
To start a wonderful and cheerful day
I thank God for his bountiful blessings,
And in His name I pray.

© 3/2007 Jeanette Cooper