(In honor of Thanksgiving, 2019)
this month heralds
a most marvelous theme
gratitude
thankfulness
appreciation
acknowledging intrinsic worth
honoring
the list can go on
my younger son gave me a framed quote for my most recent birthday, and it reads...
“When you love what you have, you have everything you need.”
encapsulates gratitude
kindles deep contentment
santosha
Sanskrit word describing contentment
the ambrosia of this recognition...
gratitude can be elicited by
both the massive and
minuscule
spanning the tiniest of golden glints
In sands below
to the infinite canopy of sky and scintillating stars
above
light of eons past
light
that has travelled
for some millions of years
to grace our planet
and our vision
an ancient past
becoming our present
and at the fulcrum
of this impulse of pure gratitude and graciousness
is this recognition
this recognition
that the universe is not contrary
to ones highest wishes
a friend, not a foe
to ones deepest joy
that the trajectory of life leans always
toward our most profound fulfillment
toward love
that we have an absolute ally in this cosmic cosmos
that we are never truly alone
but rather enwrapped in
and permeated with
that
glorious aloneness
that is one with all
that is
knowing thusly we can see and be thankful for
golden glint of sand in the stretch of shore
and the magnificence of starry skies above
we can be thankful
Annie Kiyonaga
November 28, 2019
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