I'M glad I have a wife at home <br />That's patient, kind and true; <br />I 'm glad a little tot of three <br />At home waits for me, too; <br />I 'm glad that I can see them both, <br />And hear them when they speak, <br />I 'm glad that every night I feel <br />Their kisses on my cheek. <br /> <br />I 'm glad that I am well and strong, <br />I 'm glad that I can walk <br />And breathe the morning Springtime air, <br />I 'm glad that I can talk; <br />I 'm glad that I have friends who smile <br />A greeting when I come, <br />And I am glad that I can be <br />Each day a friend to some. <br /> <br />I 'm glad that I have work to do, <br />And splendid books to read, <br />I 'm glad that I can sleep at night, <br />I 'm glad that I've a creed <br />Sustaining me in times of woe, <br />That soothes me when I grieve; <br />And I am glad that there 's a God <br />In Whom I still believe. <br /> <br />I 'm glad that I can laugh and sing, <br />I 'm glad that I can play; <br />I 'm even glad that I can eat <br />Three hearty meals a day. <br />I 'm glad that life is as it is, <br />I 'm glad my wants are small, <br />I 'm glad for, oh, so many things, <br />I cannot name them all.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/why-i-m-glad/
