by Norman Notley (1890 - 1980)

Sleeping and Waking
Language: English 
Let me lie here,
Quiet in the sun,
And think new thoughts
And dream new dreams,
And let the whisp’ring breeze
That sings along the shore
Kiss my upturned face
And lull me into sleep.
And when I wake anew
And know that life is mine,
And see the sky, the waves,
The gently setting sun,
May I know God
Far better than before,
And rising may I sing for joy.
For joy.

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