'Blinders' copyright 2009 Rick Reiley

'Blinders'

copyright 2009 by Rick Reiley

Some folks can't find happiness

They've got their blinders on I guess

I once wore blinders too

Then I changed my point of view

I started looking up and around

And let me tell you what I found...

I found it in the shadows

And in broad daylight

Found it in the morning

And late at night

Found it in the blessings

Given to others

Found it in the smiles

Of my sister and brothers

Found it in heartbreak

And unanswered pleas

Found it in flight

And down on my knees

Found it in the letters

to Sun magazine

Found it in the beauty

of a well oiled machine

Found it in the oil patch

And down on the farm

And in the grin of a boy

With a dog in his arms

Found it in the alley

Right under my nose

In a cat's meow

And the scent of a rose

Found it in the sky

Written on the wind

Opened my eyes

And drank it all in

Some folks can't find happiness

They've got their blinders on I guess

I once wore blinders too

But I looked up, changed my point of view....