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Thanksgiving Prayer 2022
So thankful to live & breathe
In a world so vivid, so varied
Today so frozen, white here
hints of the sun gold
Elsewhere on earth warm and
green
With colors to seduce the senses
fragrance elemental and
exotic
Landscapes of unimaginable beauty
Constructive growing plots by
human hands
ordered bouquets to feed us
Or destroyed with our hatred
towards each other
cowardly sorrow disguised in heroic
fashion
In a world so filled with people
As varied as the terrain, with
voices that echo
The songs of earth, a radiance of joy
& the pain of loss and suffering
Voices of myriad gods from the
minds
the hearts, the souls of humankind
music, tears and laughter
So vital, so varied
Each one a member of the chorus of
our earthbound universe
Far as the eye can see
But not just us, the human ones
So many other creatures
From crawling bugs, and flying
butterflies
Birds that soar and sing
In ways we imitate
Coyote, elephants and anteaters
Yak and bison, cows and bears
Dogs, cats that have become our friends
And domestic animals suppling food
Oh, Be thankful for all the
good we have
For family, of birth and kinship
Of variety of foods and home
Of cultures that expand and
enhance
patterns of our life
In our vain attempt to understand,
to care
The immense beauty before us
Growing upon this round, round
earth
With moon to keep and eye, and sun
to keep us alive
In the cycle of our lives
Oh, yes let us be thankful
For all the good, we could explore
That we may all open up our eyes
Like our mouths to sustenance
Of the firmament of holy earth
The thanksgiving for us all.
[With special thanks for the
ones/the one
Who holds most closely
Giving hope and joy every day
And our creatures with four legs
too
The keep happiness close at hand.
I love you Chuck,
I thank you.
And Jasper & Cricket, you two
too!]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
24 NOVEMBER 2022
