“Sunshine
on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine
on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I
had a day that I could give you, I’d give to you the day just like today.
If I
had a song that I could sing for you, I’d sing a song to make you feel this way
…
If I
had a tale that I could tell you, I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I
had a wish that I could wish for you, I’d make a wish for sunshine all the
while …
~
“Sunshine On My Shoulders”
~ recorded & co-written by John Denver~ 1973
The
summer was waning but its special beauty still shone through on an early
September afternoon when I saw this sunflower bloom gently floating and
reflecting in the creek at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Two
other sunflower blooms were floating nearby, and John Denver's beautiful “Sunshine On My Shoulders” immediately sprang to my thoughts, with its
wonderful lyrics – isn’t this what we’d all want to give those we love?
Indeed,
sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
