"Today I Stood"
Today a desperate farmer prayed for his fields of grain.
My weekend plans were ruined, it almost made me cry
While the farmer lifts his armes and blesses the clouded sky.
The alarm went off on Monday and I cursed my work routine,
Next door a laid-off mechanic feels the empty pockets of his jeans.
I can't wait for my vacation, some time to take just for me,
While he doesn't know tonight how he will feed his family.
I cursed my leaky roof and the grass I need to mow,
While a homeless man downtown checks for change in the telephone.
I really need a new car, mine is getting pretty old.
Whil he huddles in a doorway, seeking shelter from the cold.
I am with blessings surrounded--the rain, a job a home,
Though my eyes are often blinded by the things I think I own.
-Author Unknown-