OPTIMISM

Happy moments of life are like dew

Precious and rare, they are far and few

When your glass seems half empty; when it’s really half full

Yet you feel your life needs a pull,

Then listen to me, lend me your ears!

For I’ve a solution for all your fears

Sometimes, life’s coarse; it’s not always silk

But there’s no use crying over spilt milk

Think deep and you’ll find

If Winter comes, then Spring’s not far behind*

When things get too hard to cope

Just two forces urge you- faith and hope

To go on, just as nothing’s happened

And everything’s bright, none is dampened

So cheer up, and stop whining

For every cloud has a silver lining

Your ‘fall’, besides, is really one

When you don’t wish to get up to get it all undone

And while the sun shines, do make hay

‘Cause life’s too short for worrying away

And this is the time to prove them wrong

Who tried to weaken you when you were strong

So rebuild yourself with those worn-out tools**

And don’t care what they say, those foolish mules!

When life’s not straight, it’s full of curves

It’s he who wins who keeps his nerves.

* "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?", from Ode to the West Wind by P. B. Shelley

** "And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools", from If by Rudyard Kipling