Reflections of a Fool

I looked outside my window One bright and sunny day I saw the birds fly to and fro Their chirping seemed to say Come out and see this glorious world And listen to our song With sunshine and our singing How could anything go wrong? As through my door I stepped with care To bright sunshine I walked The birds were flying here and there And with their chirping talked They seemed to say for all to hear So nice you happened by Walk with us serenading you Neath sunny, cloudless sky Content I walked on paths of green Where many walked before Across a meadow, hill and woods Around a distant shore In waters of a crystal stream I looked into a pool Reflected back a me I saw The image of a fool I realized then as I stood there That time could pass you by As quickly as those birds passed me Across that azure sky Why did I waste my valuable time With worry and with stress The only reason I could find It's human I would guess But had I seen what I saw now The sky, the grass, the trees The riffles on the crystal brook Created by the breeze I think I would have changed my ways And gained a fresher start To see the pleasures of the eye, The gladness of the heart George D. Miller