Thanksgiving 2022

 

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