How clever of the Lord
To give us morning time
And mid day and evening time
And slumber time and sleep
The waking moment when new born
We rise from out the dark
And once we’ve had our cornflakes
We’re singing with the lark
The working day then evening
Safely home and eat
Settle down relaxing now
Gone the mid day heat
And energy now waning
And bed a welcome thought
Goodnight God bless
Sleep tight we say
As slumber deep is sought
If life was endless daylight
We’d hunger for the dark
For weariness would get us
And on us leave its mark
And hopelessness would come to us
The journey far too long
We could not last an endless day
We could not sing its song
When sorrows deep surround us
When troubles break our heart
We cannot even face the day
We cannot even start
It’s then the world’s great wisdom
Comes running to our aid
Only today
Only today
Just today sweetheart
Brian Fahy
27 October 2021
Erris Poetry 