Consider the birds, and how they sing,
Giving thanks to God, with voices that ring.
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Joyful and gracious, they awake to say,
Thank you Lord for a brand new day.
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Why are they happy and so inspired?
While humans moan, because theyre still tired?
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What do they know that we havent got?
We struggle so hard to get out of the cot.
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Maybe they know that yesterday is gone,
And new hope begins at the break of dawn.
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Theyre so happy to still have life,
Forgetting yesterday and all its strife.
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Theyll soar high and breath fresh air,
Start a new nest or whatever they dare.
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Glad for today and ignoring the past,
Chancing the odds, theyll have a blast.
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Considering the birds, what have we learned?
Yesterday is gone, so why be concerned.
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Look forward to the blessings a new day will bring,
And rise up early and begin to sing.
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Written 12-12-2002
