THANKFUL

TODAY I AM THANKFUL:
SO FULL OF GRATITUDE
FOR MY LIFE
MY HOME
AND A NEW
ATTITUDE,
THE WARMTH OF
THE SUN AS IT
SHINES ON MY BACK
WALKING THE HILLS
AND FIELDS OF ATTACK,
WHILE TORRENTS OF
RAINWATER
GUSH ON BY
I AM SO THANKFUL
THAT TODAY IS DRY
WHILE THE
MOON’S WIDE EYE
GLOWS
IN THE DARKEST SKY
(LAST NIGHT)
WHAT A SIGHT:
STARS TWINKLING
AND THE MILKY WAY
SMILING AT ME
WHAT MORE CAN
I SAY
BEFORE I REALIZE
THESE ARE THE
GIFTS THAT CARRY
AND LIFT,
THE TREASURES
AND DREAMS
THE THINGS WITHOUT
MEASURE:
MY BROTHER
MY SISTER
THE HOURS OF
PLEASURE
WHILE
CREATING MY BOOKS
AND CASTING ASUNDER
UNBEARABLE STRANDS
THE JOY OF
GIFTING TO
OPEN HANDS
THAT UNDERSTAND
MY MEANING,
SO IF YOU ARE
LEANING
INTO THE DEPTHS
LOOK AROUND
AND SEE
WHAT LIFE CAN BE:


GIVEN THIS HOUR
THE POWER OF
LOVE
THE JOY OF THE SEA
THE TIME SPENT
IN SHARING
JUST YOU AND ME,
THE SWEET TASTE
OF FREEDOM
THE LIFE WITHOUT
DOUBT,
THE MUSIC THAT
SHINES IN MY HEART
COMES ABOUT
LOOPING IN RHYTHM
AS I CLIMB UP THE
HILL
WATCHING THE WAVES
FROM MY WINDOWSILL,
THE FRESH BREATH
OF AIR
WHEN TRAGIC DESPAIR
THREATENS MY SOUL,
I REACH OUT TO MY
GOD
WHO WILL ALWAYS
CONSOLE,
I LISTEN FOR WORDS
FROM THE SILENCE
OF NIGHT,
THE SLY HUMMINGBIRD
WHO ZOOMS OFF
IN FLIGHT,
THE VOICE IN
THE MIRROR
THANKFUL AND FREE
TODAY I AM HAPPY
JUST TO BE ME.

©J.W. WINSLOW 3/1/17