Just To Be Living Poem by Francis Duggan

The sky overcast more rain is on the way
But for me it has been a wonderful day
My mood it is brighter than it has been for some while
I am living and healthy a reason to smile
The funeral bell rang today for a local millionaire
In some ways a poor bloke one harassed by care
In his early forties the cancer that killed him was brought on by stress
He became one more statistic of unhappiness
From his wife and teenage son and daughter one forever gone
They will grieve his passing but life will go on
His money is useless to him where he lay
It is great to be living is all i can say
The passing of anyone i could not celebrate
But just to be living the feeling is great.