HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Whether great or small,
Experience and conflict,
Let’s thank one and all.
The cry of a babe,
A father’s caress,
Guidelines and rules,
Expecting no less.
A kiss from a dog,
Teaching him tricks.
Two brothers fighting,
Each get in their licks.
Hand-stitched quilts,
Each made with care.
Pumping the tires
With just the right air.
Cardinals and bluejays
Eating fresh seeds
While squirrels and sparrows
Take what they need.
Children excited by
Learning to read.
Seeing the dewdrops
In glistening beads.
Death and slow changes
Bring on the new.
Exchanging some old thoughts
For new points of view.
We thank you for all,
From which we can gain.
All days can’t be sunny,
Sometimes we need rain.
−Lynnette Schuepbach, October 22, 1992
