May 23: Open Up

When work’s intense and sleep’s in deficit

A change in schedule can be bothersome;

Annoyance, which resolves into a snit

Do not such welcome differences become.

For when work’s done and sleep is immanent

And music dances lightly on the breeze

One can’t maintain a state of discontent,

When sun and joy conspire to bring you ease.

When such gifts come, hold tight to gratitude

For when things will inevitably change;

And with that patient mental latitude,

Experientially expand your range.

And if impatience st...