Are You Grateful Because?
Q: Are You Grateful Because?
A: Because,
Your body can swim
Or for nighttime dreams?
The way she looks at you
Or ridiculous memes?
Or for,
Homecooked meals
...The winds of change?
Your favorite films
...the bizarre and the strange?
Because of,
High thread count sheets...
And sweet body oils?
Coyote songs under moonlight
Humus and fertile soils?
Because,
You can just dance
Or simply just be?
And amplify your voice
For your right to be free?
For the,
Friends that remind you
Of who you are?
Even in forgetting
You’re a shiny star?
Are you grateful because…
The oceans are blue?
Or because of mermaids
Could they be true?
What about miracles
Are you grateful for those?
Or the way fuschia radiates
Upon the petals of a rose?
And,
For music of course...
The kind that makes you move?
Or the songs that bring tears
Of sadness, joy, or soothes?
Because,
You actually know
That your life is a gift?
Or because you’re in awe
That you simply exist?
It’s,
A radical moment…
To be alive-ing?
To witness each other
Go from “surviving” to “thriving”?
How about because,
The present is now...
And your heart feels so full?
Or you're overflowing with love
From being grateful?
Because,
In our search for wholeness
Gratitude is the key?
Opening our hearts
To the divine mystery…
Lastly but not least,
Because it is your prayer?
And that your true nature
Is effervescent…
Like a diamond that is rare!
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