in the course of the day

a distant thunder tells us we should rest
this is no time for thought about what line
we must take or hard tasks we should assign

clamour of voices calls us to the test
though for a simpler moment we might pine
a distant thunder tells us we should rest

we face the evening with no infant zest
although the morning had turned out just fine
we don't yet know what factors will combine
a distant thunder tells us we should rest