Songs that make me smile

There are some days when things aren't going so well.
Some days when the world seems cold.
Some days feel like they will never end.
But on those days I listen for the birds.
I look for the chickadee, small and chipper,
perched in the branch of an old oak.
I listen for the gold finch. Singing its sweets song,
its breast a magnificent yellow.
On those days I hear the mourning dove.
Its sad, sad song.
When the world runs me down
I listen for the birds
I look at the wide blue sky
and I smile.