You are just a candle affixed in your
space
So let your light shine that others
may trace
Its beam as it lights just near not
far
Just brighten the corner where you
are.
You worry about lights much brighter
than you
You fret and you grumble all the day
through
Wondering if perhaps your light could
be made new
No! Just brighten the corner that
belongs to you.
But he has a long light and mine’s
too short
And she has a pretty one but mine is
a wart
Your light’s not for comparing to the
light that is mine
Just stop your grumbling and let your
light shine.
Lights are all different I am sure
you can see
Like those you find on the Christmas
tree
But each one has its purpose I am
sure you agree
As it lights its little corner much
to our glee.
There are the reds, the blues, the
yellow and gold
Each one painting a picture beauteous
to behold
Simply being itself, that’s its
intent and goal
Just brightening its corner it adds
to the whole.
As you look back on your accumulated
days
Your light should have shone in so
many ways
But that’s behind you now and the
future’s to come
Remember in your own corner you are
the only sun.
No one else can light your corner
only you
You are your own light believe me
that’s true
If your corner be dark you are to
blame
You didn’t shine your light and
that’s a shame.
But all is not lost for there’s
opportunity again
It’s like the sun that peeps out
after the rain
Now you have another chance to let
your light shine
Just brighten your corner and all
will be fine.
There are lessons to learn and much
work to do
There is a job on hand for every one
of you
If you just brighten the corner not
far just near
You’ll find there’s not more on you
than you can bear.
So brighten the corner like the star
you are
Just brighten the corner that’s near
not far
Brighten your corner as only you can
do
Brighten your corner is all that is demanded
of you.
Stewart Russell © 2012
