A Perfect Day

When you come to the end of a perfect day, 
And you sit alone with your thought,
While the chimes ring out with a carol gay,
For the joy that the day has brought,
Do you think what the end of a perfect day
Can mean to a tired heart, 
When the sun goes down with a flaming ray
And the dear friends have to part?


Well, this is the end of a perfect day,
Near the end of a journey, too,
But it leaves a thought that is big and strong,
With a wish that is kind and true,
For mem'ry has painted this perfect day
With colors that never fade,
And we find at the end of a perfect day,
The soul of a friend we've made.  


 By Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Source: June/July 2010 issue of Reminisce Magazine