Be Content

I saw a bird and I wanted to fly
I dreamt it without blinking an eye,
I woke up remembering these things,
That's when I realized I had no wings!

That's what we ought to learn,
We can't earn what all we yearn,
Better be content with what you are
Than trying to catch the twinkling star.

Without Contentment
Judson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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