FORGET NOT TO COUNT

 

FORGET NOT TO COUNT (VILLANELLE)

Let not your troubles cause you to fret.

Even with the sky falling, and the world in a reel,

Count your blessings; do not forget.

Your days might have been dark from the onset,

With you not knowing what tomorrow might reveal; 

Let not your troubles cause you to fret.

Blessings like your life, and the love of a pet;

Because hope only exists with life as its meal,

Count your blessings; do not forget.

One child is ill and you're wading in debt,

Your nightmares of bankruptcy becoming real;

Let not your troubles cause you to fret.

Be heartened by the little you have in your net.

In crisis, in pains, no matter the ordeal,

Count your blessings; do not forget.

Through life's billows, with death as a threat,

Keep up those hopes and don't lose your zeal.

Let not your troubles cause you to fret,

Count your blessings; do not forget.

©T.F.C.