Spread wide the shade of kindness, in its time,
Let love become your truest rhyme, in its time.

If you find a weary heart alone and lost,
Bring warmth to every soul at any cost, in its time.

If someone hides their sorrow underneath a smile,
Stay beside them, make their darkness bright awhile, in its time.

Be a lantern when the night is cold and long,
Turn every silent ache into a song, in its time.

When a hand reaches for you, seeking love,
Do not withhold the tenderness they dream of, in its time.

For many hearts may laugh beneath the sun,
While carrying wounds no other eyes have known, in its time.

Sometimes one smile can heal a broken day,
Sometimes a gentle word can light the way, in its time.

Do not postpone the kindness you can give today,
For time moves softly, then it slips away, in its time.

If you can untie a knot from someone’s life,
Do it before tomorrow brings another strife, in its time.

Life passes like a river, swift and wide,
So cherish every moment before it leaves your side, in its time.

And if one day your own heart needs a hand,
May all the love you gave return, as you had planned, in its time.

So spread the shade of kindness while you can,
For love is what remains of every woman and man—
And what you give with all your heart will find
Its way back home to you, in its time.