how do we give back for so much beauty?
sight, and laughter, and love and dreams,
rushing river, burbling streams,
the miracle and mystery,
the beauty and the blight,
the chance to keep trying
to get it right.
give back for it all.
give thanks without ceasing.
even for the unwanted passage
that turns out to be the very portal
your soul has been seeking.
Oracle Owl calls from the forest deep:
don't go back to sleep, don't go back to sleep.
Thinking about gratitude a lot these days, and just how rich is the banquet spread before us, with all of its beauty, and so many choices. Last night I read this quote by Rabindranath Tagore, which sums it up nicely:
I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I woke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.
Sherry, what you've written is a beautiful prayer. Nothing can be more soothing to the soul than gratitude. I thank you.
ReplyDeletegratitude truly a great word...and concept to be embraced!
ReplyDeleteYou are so good in expressing the reasons one should have an attitude of gratitude. There is just SO much to be grateful for, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteYes, IN ALL THINGS give thanks without ceasing! :)
ReplyDelete"don't go back to sleep" - so true!
how can we not be grateful? beautiful Sherry, absolutely beautiful!
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