The sentiments of the Sun

Something I wrote for a good friend and colleague :)

Sometimes it is only human to feel that despite our best efforts,

the world does not seem to recognize it
At times, even words forsake us as we struggle to try

and explain our thoughts and feelings to this world,
And still, we feel that the world just won’t listen to us…

But consider the Sun for a moment…
It never fails to shine its very best for the world every day
Yet, mostly the world does not sit up and take notice of the Sun’s efforts;
If you are anything like me, most of us simply take our Sun for granted

On some days, our dear Sun shines with a little extra vigor – hoping that by doing so, someone may finally start to take notice and maybe even look up to say ‘hi’ or ‘thank you’
But mostly, despite the Sun’s efforts to try and get a little attention,

hopefully affection and maybe a little praise
What it really gets, are curses and grumblings about how

‘the silly Sun has made it so maddeningly hot!’

On some days, we might feel a little like what the Sun must feel
And the Sun probably understands how we feel too

To take a leaf from our dear Sun’s book, our darling Sun continues to rise diligently

day after day, dawn after dawn
Warming this world with its rays, giving light to man and bringing harvest to the fields
It may not receive its due thanks and appreciation today
But nevertheless, it continues in its good works

Consider the spirit of the Sun; let us too take faith and labor to produce good fruit for our world, knowing that our labors at the end of the day will not be in vain!