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Count your garden by the flowers,
Never by the leaves that fall.
Count your days by golden hours,
Don't remember clouds at all . . .
Count your nights by stars, not shadows,
Count your life with smiles, not tears.
And all throughout your lifetime,
Count your age by friends, not years.

Anon.

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Yet another poem that's fit for the new year. Isn't it a beauty?
This poem, which most of you must've read somewhere - like a wall decor or poster card, is a much requested prose on one of the literature forums I membered in (I try to play good samaritan and research for the lines of the requests there).


This one is much better than to simply say "Count your blessings instead of sheep."

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