The Salutation of the Dawn

"The Salutation of the Dawn"

Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today well-lived
Makes every yesterday
A dream of happiness
And every tomorrow
A vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation of the dawn!