Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields.

More from Mary Oliver

• A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.
• (singing) The sun'll come out tomorrow, so you gotta hang on till tomorrow, come what may. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow, you're only a day away.
• Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
• Every day above ground is a good day.
• But that's just as bad, protested Milo. "You mean just as good," corrected the Humbug. "Things which are equally bad are also equally good. Try to look at the bright side of things."
• Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.