The day has just started

A new chance to begin

Or is this a dreaded thought

That you can never win

      The beauty that you see

      The greatness that you find

      The blemish you point out

      Looking for anything unkind 

            The glass is half full

            Or is it almost empty

            The market has the bulls

            The bears seek negativity

                  Is it the good that you see

                  When you look at the trees

                  Is it the beauty in fall leafs

                  The colors of sugars emptied

                        Are the branches bare and dead

                        Or just waiting for a new spring

                        Is winter cold and dreary

                        Are snow flakes flying on wings

                              Is the sun just rising

                              Is the sun just setting

                              Is the end of the day here

                              A new day over there

Winter is now coming

Fire places will be lit

Families will together

Enjoy the heat as they sit

      Is the summer south of the north

      Something every one should see

      Women at the beaches

      Christmas in Sydney

            Is my life half over

            At 2 years shy of half a century

            May god give me strength

            To live and go the length

                  Which makes my life half full

                  Over 5 decades left to pull

                        If everything is a joke

                        If you laugh instead of cry

                        The truth will prove the lies

                        Why should I even try

If you are objective

Keep an open mind

Show no negativity

Trying to be kind

      Is that realistic

      The best way to go

      Is always positive and agreeable

      Just a dumb show

            Every point of view has a grain of salt

            Who is telling who what, can always tell a lot

             If no one ever lied or smudged the truth

             No fraud would exist

             Perceptions, interpretations, would be less of a list

                   If you try to be non partial

                   Tell it like it is

                   You see it that way

                   God may be what they say

                        Is anyone a god

                        Can anyone do that play

To play the game it is thought

You compete or lose a lot

      If it turns unfair

      No rules that anyone cares

      What does anyone play for

      Death or a new spot

            Does wisdom come with age

            What you see is what you get

            When you turn the page

            The more your mind gets lit

                  To say nothing at all

                  Is best sometimes they say

                  If what you say is heard bad

                  Makes them go away

                        Leading down the path you do

                        Of glory or destruction

                        What’s the motivation

                        More of an addition

                        Or just bad construction

When the skies drop rain

Snow, hail, and cause us pain

Is this cleansing the air

Bringing water for life

Or just falling planes-trains and cars

No heat for your wife

       Pros and cons exist

       Argued among the best

       Time always brings on

       What will be next

by george a crawford 3 november 2009