A HOLIDAY

       by Emily M. Parris
       Written 4/10/83

My thoughts are always drifting
To the moon and stars above
For easy thoughts of happiness
Are what I'm thinking of

Beautiful thoughts of happiness
Lay easy on my mind
And take me somewhere off away
A higher place to find

These feelings of contentment
Are a gentle symphony
That take me somewhere deep inside
To find that better me

They fill me full of sunshine
And they ease my weary soul
From feeling lost and empty
To a sense of feeling whole

Beautiful thoughts of sunshine
Are a place of tender peace
A paradise of restfulness
Where all your troubles cease

A haven of contentment
And a holiday of sorts
For anyone at all the
Least expensive of resorts

Retreat into a holiday
Of easy, gentle thinking
Concentrate on happiness
And feel your body sinking

Relax and let your worries go
Unwind and drift away
Into a realm of happiness
And take a holiday

Release your every worry
Let it drift somewhere away
Relax your mind and body
And take a holiday

Forget the petty worries
Erase each little care
Think thoughts of love and beauty
And you'll find contentment there

Pretend you are a little cloud
A drifting in the sky
Say "hello" to the sunshine
Let your worries drift on by

If you concentrate upon it
It's a holiday of spirit
Take a worried, troubled mind
And with contentment clear it

Fill it up with easy thoughts
Of harmony and drifting
Feel the smooth vibrations
in your body gently sifting

Feel the sunshine emanate
Into your very soul
Feel the way it fills you up
And leaves you feeling whole

It's a warm and gentle holiday
Retreating into mind
Upon a cloud of happy thoughts
The peace within to find

Take a holiday by drifting
And vacation into mind
For a little bit of heaven
There indwelling you will find



Copyright 1983 by Emily M. Parris
Written 4/10/83 in Kansas City, MO