Yes by William Stafford

 
It could happen any time, tornado,
earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen.
Or sunshine, love, salvation.

It could, you know. That’s why we wake
and look out — no guarantees
in this life.

But some bonuses, like morning,
like right now, like noon,
like evening.

~from The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems (Graywolf Press, 1998)
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