A Thanksgiving Thought

© 2015 by P Michael Biggs

It’s Thanksgiving

The obvious is to pause and give thanks

The easy is to say the usual words and phrases

But what amount of reflection is in our thanks

I reflect on present times of joy and esteem

I sense great love from the one I love

My belly is full and my health is stable

My life is in order and I have no regrets

For tomorrow, I will give thanks, though it is unseen

For next week, I’ll go where my path leads and hold forth joy

For my friends, I will greet them with joy and smiles and love in my heart

For the rest of my life, I will pause and reflect and offer thanks

For the small, the mundane, the large and looming,

I am thankful …

On Thanksgiving, and the day after

And in the bleak mid-winter

And in the sunshine

May we always pause and give great Thanks!