If you awake to one more dreary day,

an empty heart with empty hours to kill,

remember brighter skies are on their way.

A breath of air can blow the clouds away;

thoughts, like clouds, can drift aloft at will,

if you awake to one more dreary day.

If some stubborn clouds should decide to stay,

their shadows causing something of a chill,

remember brighter skies are on their way.

Search out old memories; you'll find that they

help lift your spirits up and linger still,

if you awake to one more dreary day.

Memories, like sunshine, do not stay at bay;

their warmth and love your empty heart will fill.

Remember brighter skies are on their way.

Sunny days arrive with a great "hurray"

with further magic moments to instill.

If you awake to one more dreary day,

remember brighter skies are on their way.                                -Ann D. Stevenson-