Thanksgiving 2009

As I lift up my eyes to the stars above
that have guided me since I was born
I’d like to give thanks for a number of things
before I enjoy one more dawn

I’d like to give thanks for the passing of time
with its healing restorative ways
and the wonders of life that it slowly reveals
in an endless succession of days

I’m grateful for kindness with no strings attached
so instinctive in some but not all
for without it I’d never get back on my feet
whenever I stumble and fall

There is much in this world that I don’t understand
so I’m thankful for those who explain
and for those who bring humor to brighten our days
and who struggle but seldom complain

The list could be longer but this will suffice
to recite at a family Thanksgiving
in the end it is friendship I love most of all
for without it life isn’t worth living