AS THE CLOCK TICKS BY ITS MINUTES
AS MINUTES PASS ON INTO A DAY
STOP. LOOK AROUND.
HEAR WHAT I'VE GOT TO SAY
WHEN THIS DAY IS ALMOST OVER,
AND ITS TIME OF LABOR THROUGH,
IS THERE SOMEONE IN THIS WORLD
TO SPEAK A KINDLY WORD OF YOU?
DID YOU USE THE TIME OR WASTE IT?
WAS IT WELL OR POORLY SPENT?
DID YOU SPREAD A SMILE OF HAPPINESS,
OR A SCAR OF DISCONTENT?
AS YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES TO SLUMBER
DO YOU THINK THAT GOD CAN SAY,
YOU EARN ANOTHER TOMORROW
BY THE DEEDS YOU DID TODAY.
