Thursday, November 27, 2014
Penny Hackett-Evans--Thanksgiving 2014--poem
Thanksgiving 2014
I have been watching the dolphins
and I would like to learn from
the way they thank the ocean
with their playfulness. Or maybe from
the seagulls that thank the air
by whirling in circles. Maybe I could
learn to give thanks like surfers
that fall into a big wave laughing.
Or maybe I could praise the darkness
as the sliver of a moon slips itself
into the night sky like a brilliant
thank-you note without words.
Or the way the ocean reflects
back the glorious sun at dawn
and the way the waves sing
the Hallelujah Chorus constantly.
The world teaches us over and over
how to be thankful.
Praise with your joy – it is enough.
Penny Hackett-Evans
