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Life Poems
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Read inspiring life poems such as this one by Frank L. Stanton entitled Just Whistle. There is a psychological benefit in the mere physical act of whistling. When the body makes music, the spirit falls into harmonies too and the discords that assail us cease to make themselves heard.
Just Whistle
When times are bad an' folks are sad
An' gloomy day by day,
Jest try your best at lookin' glad
An' whistle 'em away.
Don't mind how troubles bristle,
Jest take a rose or thistle.
Hold your own
An' change your tone
An' whistle, whistle, whistle!
A song is worth a world o' sighs.
When red the lightnings play,
Look for the rainbow in the skies
An' whistle 'em away.
Don't mind how troubles bristle,
The rose comes with the thistle.
Hold your own
An' change your tone
An' whistle, whistle, whistle!
Each day comes with a life that's new,
A strange, continued story
But still beneath a bend o' blue
The world rolls on to glory.
Don't mind how troubles bristle,
Jest take a rose or thistle.
Hold your own
An' change your tone
An' whistle, whistle, whistle!
~Frank L. Stanton (1857 - 1927)
Stanton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, where he received a common school education. In 1889, he was employed as the editorial writer for the Atlanta Constitution where he remained for thirty-six years delivering his rhymed optimism each day in his "Just from Georgia" column. This led him to be named Poet Laureate of Georgia in 1925. He is the author of some of the most popular poems and songs of his era, with many of his poems having been set to music.
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