Thanksgiving 2008

My favorite, holiday, Thanksgiving,

The idea presented just in its name,

The opposite of the selfishness of most of the other,

Holidays celebrated in this world in which I live.

To be grateful for life the many gifts offered,

A sunset, a sunrise, or city lights at dawn.

To experience the peaceful silence in the midst of a snowstorm,

Or a flower that blooms in the dry desert sand.

The feel of a tiny hand slipped in yours,

As a beloved child smiles up at you.

And the expectant whinny, or exuberant tail wag,

Of an animal companion who loves you so.

So much we have in this majestic universe,

To be so very grateful for,

There are gifts laid out before us each day,

If we just open our eyes and our hearts and our souls.