Keep a Bright Face
Keep a bright face, darling,
Though the task is hard,
Life holds up before you
Many a bright-faced card.
Though the clouds have gathered
And darkened all the way,
Rainbows o’er you arching
Tinge the skies of gray.
You have said what sunshine
Leaked in with the rain
Only brought new sorrow,
Brought but grief and pain.
Keep a bright face, darling,
Set your scales anew,
Weigh again the sunshine
And the raindrops, too.
And you’ll find your measure
Hitherto was wrong,
Keep a bright face, darling,
And on your lips a song.
Heaven decrees our burdens,
And our faith God tries;
But a broken spirit
He cannot despise.
Keep a bright face, darling -
Even while I write,
In the fields of midnight
Blossom stars of light.
Though the morning cometh
With a streak of gray,
’Tis a hint of sunshine
And a perfect day.
Journey slow and patient
With a purpose strong.
Keep a bright face, darling,
On your lips a song.
by Kate Slaughter McKinney
Kate Slaughter ‘Katydid’ McKinney, who used Katydid as an author pseudonym, was born on 6 February 1859 in London, Kentucky, United States of America. She became a writer and a poet. In 1931, she was elected Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama. Kate Slaughter ‘Katydid’ McKinney passed on at about 80 years of age in 1939.
Keep a bright face, darling,
Though the task is hard,
Life holds up before you
Many a bright-faced card.
Though the clouds have gathered
And darkened all the way,
Rainbows o’er you arching
Tinge the skies of gray.
You have said what sunshine
Leaked in with the rain
Only brought new sorrow,
Brought but grief and pain.
Keep a bright face, darling,
Set your scales anew,
Weigh again the sunshine
And the raindrops, too.
And you’ll find your measure
Hitherto was wrong,
Keep a bright face, darling,
And on your lips a song.
Heaven decrees our burdens,
And our faith God tries;
But a broken spirit
He cannot despise.
Keep a bright face, darling -
Even while I write,
In the fields of midnight
Blossom stars of light.
Though the morning cometh
With a streak of gray,
’Tis a hint of sunshine
And a perfect day.
Journey slow and patient
With a purpose strong.
Keep a bright face, darling,
On your lips a song.
by Kate Slaughter McKinney
Kate Slaughter ‘Katydid’ McKinney, who used Katydid as an author pseudonym, was born on 6 February 1859 in London, Kentucky, United States of America. She became a writer and a poet. In 1931, she was elected Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama. Kate Slaughter ‘Katydid’ McKinney passed on at about 80 years of age in 1939.