Be Glad

for Pippa 

Walk towards the sun, and if you find

Yourself abandoned by the cold –

            Be glad.

Walk away from clouds, and if you find

Yourself beneath a sky of blue –

            Be glad.

Walk beside a lake, and if you find

Yourself entranced by surface ripples –

            Be glad.

Walk inside a wood, and if you find

Yourself amazed by branching patterns –

            Be glad.

Walk atop a hill, and if you find

Yourself made small by what you see –

            Be glad.

Walk along your path, and if you find

Yourself content with simple things –

            Be glad.