Is anybody happier
because you passed this way?
Does anyone remember
that you spoke to him today?
The day is almost over,
and its toiling time is through;
Is there anyone to utter
a kindly word of you?
Can you say tonight, in parting,
with the day that’s slipping fast,
That you have helped a single brother
of the many that you passed?
Is a single heart rejoicing
over what you did or said:
Does the man whose hopes were fading,
now with courage look ahead?
Did you waste the day, or lose it?
Was it well or sorely spent?
Did you leave a trail of kindness,
or a scar of discontent?
As you close your eyes in slumber,
do You think someone will say,
"You have earned tomorrow
by the work you did today?" |
