Giving Thanks
I am giving thanks
for the godsend
of consequence,
the harvest of
coincidence,
the friend who came
by happenstance
and stayed forever
in my heart.
I am giving thanks
for memories that can not
part
from a table filled with
love
and hearts of miséricorde
where we all thank the Lord
for blessings unrequested
and happiness is guested
between thee and me
toi et moi
for eternity.
I am giving thanks
for the unexpected
that knocked upon my door
when summer came to call
and winter was oh so far away:
I am thankful
each and every day
for the life that flows
through me
to others dear,
be they far or near
in this great land
or beyond
the distant sea.
With serenity
I give thanks
for sunshine
and for rain,
for laughter
and for pain,
for colours
ranging wide,
the newborn babe
and his dawning cry,
the iris opening
up to the sky.
I am thankful
for days that were
and days that will
always be.
I am thankful
just to be.
Debra Milligan