Best Grateful Poems
Praying for the day I meet heaven
You being there sharing this moment
In paradise here I come with open arms
Listening to the song of a magical lullaby
I will bathe in your teardrops love
That special place drowns in a sea of roses
Kissing gently the eyes that they fall from
Our time must flow in ceaseless praise
Salted everyone in your deep beauty shines amazing grace
A piece of your heart's dreams
fantasies and love sails away in a treasure pearl
Spices of the soul I surrender to your drops
Falling from a great height like summer rain
All of the things that make us who we are
Softly as they run a river gently down the face
Unrhymed tercet
Written by L. Mcdaid & A-L Andresen :) 08.08.2015
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
Give thanks if you're healthy
And give thanks if you're not;
Make sure to appreciate
Whatever it is that you've got.
Just be grateful, my dear,
Give thanks with good cheer.
Give thanks if you're single,
Give thanks if you're married;
Doesn't matter at all
If you're happy or harried.
Just be grateful, my dear,
Give thanks with good cheer.
Give thanks for jobs you've had,
And for ones that you've lost;
For the roof o'er your head,
And your warm, cozy bed.
Just be grateful, my dear,
Give thanks with good cheer
Give thanks for your wardrobe,
For the clothes in your drawer;
For the shoes on your feet
And those in the store.
Give thanks for the cop
Who tickets your car,
Or prevents you from drinking
Too much at the bar.
Just be grateful, my dear,
And give thanks with good cheer.
Give thanks to G-d
Who put you on Earth,
Who blessed you and your mother
With the miracle called birth.
Who awakens you in the morning
And lays you to sleep at night;
Who believes all through the airyness,
That you'll soon see His Light.
Yes: Just be grateful, my dear,
Now that Thanksgiving is here.
December 28, 2017
Your first poem on Poetry Soup Contest
Sponsor: Silent One
A field of wheat cloaked in dewy silence
the orchestra tunes up with avian arias
bullfrog basses and a choir of cawing crows,
xanthic sunflowers turning their heads to better see,
the daylight trajectory commencing with lazuline layering,
a breeze glissandoes on harps of oak leaves
tomorrow is now today,
and I am grateful.
An officer of the law taps on my door
my breath and heartbeat screech to a sudden stop
preparing for the next-of-kin speech, or
where-were-you-on-the-night-of-the-23rd interrogation,
instead she informs me my car is ten inches in the red
and with a smile suggests I move it before I get a citation
pulse resumes as oxygen reunites with lungs,
and I am grateful.
A mask sitting by the front door; my ticket to commerce
the media replaying riot scenes, lockdown measures,
sporting event cancellations, worship restrictions,
death tolls, closed restaurants, and drive-by graduations.
Yet I am virus-free, housed, gainfully employed,
surrounded by family and electronically socialized,
I have my necessities: I am well-fed, well-loved,
and I am grateful.
written 30 Aug 2020
From heaven's splendid throne above
You show the world abundant love.
For daily breath and length of days
Oh Lord, I bring you thanks and praise.
You fill my senses with delight
I thank you for the gift of sight.
For wonders which enthrall my gaze
Oh Lord, I bring you thanks and praise.
For music which in me abounds
And life's melodic, joyful sounds
Your love continues to amaze
Oh Lord, I bring you thanks and praise.
You sent your Son to die for me
And set my burdened spirit free.
To you my grateful prayers I raise
Oh Lord, I bring you thanks and praise.
13.01.20
In Praise Of God Poetry Contest - sponsored by Kim Rodrigues
N/A Favourite Poem from January 2020 3/11/2020
N/A Rerun 5 Poetry Contest -sponsored by John Hamilton
In gratitude may we flourish…
I’m grateful for:
My coloring books and crayons
The memories of a happy child
The voice of my sweet mother
So comforting, so soft and mild
The friends who shared the summer
For sandy beaches so serene
And those who shared the winter
And every season in-between
For love and laughter always
My health and will to have survived
For furry friends, companions
From whom such pleasure is derived
The seasons of a lifetime
For everything that’s come to me
For having known some kindness
And every good thing that I see
At my lowest point
there is still so much to be grateful for
I just logged in on the Poetry Soup Home Page
My photograph appeared as if I was on stage.
It was among the members of premium stance
so I blinked my eyes and took a second glance.
So surprised, I think my heart skipped a beat
I wonder who could've done something so sweet.
I may never know who is so generous and kind
"Thank you" from my heart. You're on my mind.
*My sincere thanks to the one who wishes to remain anonymous.
You are like the kiss of wind,
Lightly caressing – gentle, expressive,
Kissing away my fears, each tear…
With a gentling that breathes love into
Everything…
You are like the translucent smile,
Radiating tenderness, intimate and alive,
Whispering over my heart,
With a sensitive I might never have known…
Without you.
You are like the stardust wishes,
Silencing my doubts, reassuring the hopes,
Restoring my faith in mankind,
With a peace, a promise, a prayer…
Because you’re here.
You are like the breathless calm,
Still and quiet before the storm’s darkness,
Forcing awake the peaceful soul,
Capturing beautiful in the knowing…
Your heart is glowing.
You are like the stirring of joy,
Friendly smile, heartening and alive,
Uplifting my spirit so that I see…
Just what it means to love beyond my dreams,
You are so amazing.
You are like the heart and soul,
Who knows about my worst failures,
And still… believes in my best,
Accepts and blesses my attempts to grow,
With you, I find hope.
You are like the moment when I know…
Elation beyond my imaginings,
Confidence in the forever gifts, the blessings
Reminding me that I’ll always be…
Grateful that you’re with me!
Sharp, rocky, dangerous promontories,
dark crashing violence maleficent
down below. Weathering belligerent
waves, sailors agonize increasingly,
eyes straining, constantly calculating.
Light streaming, searchingly intelligent-
the lighthouse, beautiful revelation-
comes into exhausted perspective.
September 19, 2014
Faye Lanham Gibson
BE GRATEFUL FOR ONCE
The sky never complain of no rain; her skin keeps shining.
Neither the soil complain of no water; her texture stands beautiful.
Other creatures are grateful to God except man;
Man, yes the desires of wanting everything;
kills the zeal of other creatures not to be grateful to their Creator.
Man, left the earth and owned houses under the water and the space.
The sky is angry because man occupies their ecosystem, planes vibration made the sky go deaf; smoking engines of planes blind the eyes of the sky.
Man wants to own everywhere.
Where do you want other creatures to stay and live?
man’s ungratefulness weakened the universe.
Be grateful for once,
You had good life others don’t have , yet you wouldn’t let less privilege be;
Considered those who have died and gone; some gone earlier than written,
I closed my eyes maybe I can see my kids and my wife, but see them not;
The desires to gathered what I don’t need, died in me.
Have you considered those who have nothing, yet happy? Gratefulness.
Look your day of death; your wealth will not hold you back;
In your grave where you laid, your ear gone stone dead. Your eyes blind sleep; you nose smells no more the fragrance of perfumes that cost fortunes;
As I looked back into my youthful age, I saw times of my ungratefulness ;
Found memories of the past, let tears down ; Oh my youthful age; why you don’t tell me the end of my beauty from the beginning?
Looking at my bone and my skin now; limited places I can go and no one lost after my beauty.
Be grateful for once.
Written:
Pastor Omojevwe Emmanuel
The eminent breeze slips through the trees,
multitudes of scrawny fingers guided by stout limbs,
conducts the aria.
the trill of daybreak
whilst the morning star shines bright
the moon on the wane
Oh! Sweet Merle your irrepressible melody defies all that is logic,
one understands these balmy mornings of summer, yet deepest frost
wailing winds from the Southern Ocean does not discourage your
daily performance.
each ceaseless morning
nature succour from her sleep
stands the lone bugler
© Harry J Horsman 2020
Your unexpected gift surprises me
My soul is deeply touched
And If you could see my heart
You’ll know how full it is at this moment
OVERJOYED
I am forever grateful for you
Akkina
Dedicated to that special Angel who gifted me this most amazing gift, the Premium Membership... I thank you with all of my heart. May God bless you forever.
Life it can be complicated,
cruel and unkind.
Why does it have to be like that?
The answers I can’t seem to find.
Some days I feel hard done to,
Downtrodden, my life’s unfair.
Then I take a good look around,
And realise I shouldn’t despair.
My life’s not perfect but who’s life is?
I know that grateful I should be.
Give me health and happiness,
Any day over being wealthy.
I have 3 healthy beautiful children,
A mother whom I adore,
A bunch of other lovely relatives,
My husband, a few friends, who needs more?
Yes we have no spare cash,
But we have house over our head.
Yes we work very hard for what we have,
But we rest every night in a bed.
Our loved ones are mainly healthy,
Managing to live out a good life.
Not going through what others have been,
Never knowing their losses and strife.
Some people they aren’t half as lucky,
They face struggles I’ve never known.
I can’t imagine having to sleep in a box,
And calling that box my home.
Some people are born into poverty,
Having to beg to get anything to eat.
out in the freezing cold weather,
In doorways they take their seat.
Now can we just think about sickness.
The best we can have is our health.
As without that we have nothing,
Its truly a poor mans wealth.
Don’t get me started on abuse.
The victims who’ve experienced the pain.
I can never begin to imagine,
How they can ever rebuild their lives again.
Those soldiers who have been to war,
Who’ve seen images more than horrific.
With little help when they return,
They need something soporific.
So now I feel bad for feeling down,
I have no reason to be glum.
Because in fact, I have an amazing life,
And the best part is being a Mum.
Yesterday before I went up to bed
I noticed an email that I hadn't read
It was from Soup thanking me
For sending them the PM fee
It must be a mistake or so I thought
They sent me something that I haven’t bought
I thought about what I would say
And email them the very next day
I told a friend what the email said
And read her response before going to bed
She said that she was happy for me
You've had a gift; someone’s paid your fee
Whoever you are you've made my day
I’m lost for words don’t know what to say
Your very kind and generous act
Will stay with me and that’s a fact.
Thank you.
Written 6th March 2018
For anonymous angels contest sponsored by Yasmin Malik.
Grateful
The bird in the cage sits,
and sometimes sings.
On Sunday he gets let out.
That is the best day.
The cat is at church.
Hebrews 13:15 – By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
He is the wisdom that gives me the chance
To learn and grow and become who I am
The child that leans on Him through it all
Praising Him for the blessings He imparts
He is the strength that helps me when I’m weak
Renews my broken spirit and fulfills my dreams
Enlightens me with words of true encouragement
And grace that reminds me to always be kind
He is the compassion that surrounds my soul
When I feel so alone, without even one friend
There is comfort in His presence that soothes me
And reminds me that all pleasure is found in Him
He is the joy of the Lord that strengthens me
Whenever I am down, gladness that I know Him
Surrounds me with a deep and cherished pearl,
The whisper of His still, small voice speaking to me
He is the warmth of home’s comforting hearth
Surrounding me with a sense of truth and hope
Inspiring in me the opportunity to spread my wings
Free to sing to Him of all the mysteries that I foresee
He is the truth when I seek for answers to my worries
There to bring to me the guidance toward a purpose
Of giving back at every opportunity to be generous
With a spirit of love and sincerity that knows His benefits
He is the hand that holds me up when I would fall down
Grasping me within His palm to keep me from pain
Knowing me better than I even know myself at heart
Revealing to me that I have all I need with Him at my side
He is the answer to every question, every prayer I pray
With Him, I have every need met, everything is okay
With Him, there are no doubts, anxieties or worries
He makes sure that I am fulfilled with His tender promises
I’m so thankful for this God who I praise with every thought
Without Him, I wouldn’t know what to make of this life