STATE OF MIND (Harmony Of Head And Heart By Moe Hein)

 A and B

both thirsty

come upon a glass.

"Hey," shouts A, "It's half-full!"

"Huh," snorts B "It's half-empty!"

Who will quench his thirst?

For the needy every drop is a tonic and

what seems half-full is but an all-full.

For the fussy even an ocean is a pool and

what seems half-empty is but all-empty.

It matters not half or full.

It matters to accept what is given most. 

So take it or leave it

and become a ' have '  or a ' have-not '.

What is required and what is desired

cannot always be the same.

Be content.

(From Poems On Life)