Seize the Day

    Bee-lieve

    2011

    As you nurture new buds and fresh shoots
    Don’t let cruel words strangle each blossom
    Rather pluck them right out by their roots
    And be happy to tangle and toss ‘em
    Yes, just leave them behind
    (They’re like weeds in your mind)
    And believe in yourself –
    Bee-lieve.

    What the buzz are they bumbling about?
    What the fuzz are they mumbling about?
    They’re just grumbling and fumbling
    And stumbling about;
    Their thoughts have no power
    Their words have no clout
    So believe in yourself –
    No doubt.

    As you stretch out your wings wide and roam
    Through new days that are dark or are sunny
    You’re expanding the reach of your home
    And besides that, you’re making sweet honey
    Yes, I think you will find
    You’re the best of your kind
    So believe in yourself –
    Bee-lieve.

    What the chit are they chattering about?
    What the flit are they nattering about?
    They’re just clattering and battering
    And scattering about;
    Their looks have no poison
    Their deeds turn about
    So believe in yourself –
    No doubt.

    As you fly by from flowers to trees
    And you feel that the strain may be showing
    Just remember, you’re surfing the breeze
    There’s no telling the places you’re going
    You’re the dance of new rhymes
    You’re the song of our times
    So believe in yourself –
    Bee-lieve.

    — Wayne Visser