I think I know what kindness is tonight.

It is a woman standing by a light.

It is a smile when life seems mostly grim.

It is a hope when hope has grown quite slim.

It is a hand that's gentle, firm and cool.

It is calm sense when you think like a fool.

It is a word of cheer when cheer is gone.

It is a lowered blind at garish dawn.

It is a steady presence all the day

That pushes lagging, dragging hours away.