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A Hidden Vein

Can there be Thanksgiving
For those families displaced?
So many’ve been confronted with
The worst they’ve ever faced.

Homes destroyed, possessions gone;
A lifetime’s treasures lost.
It must be hard to think of thanks
While knowing what it cost.

Yet for survivors, life goes on
And surely they’ll reflect
On reasons to be thankful,
Maybe more than we’d expect.

For some misfortunes, though they’re cruel,
Surprise us and reveal
A hidden vein of fortitude
Which helps folks fix and heal.

So as the holiday draws near,
Though sorrow’s off the charts,
May all who suffer know 
They're in our thoughts and in our hearts.

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  1. Date: 11/25/2012 2:23:00 PM

    A respectful and meaningful ode to the storm's victims... Happy Belated Turkey Day, Ilene!!

  1. Date: 11/22/2012 10:00:00 AM

    What a wonderful tribute to those who lost life and property during the recent storm. Marvelous flow, rhyming and sentiment. BRAVO Ilene!! Best wishes, Keith

  1. Date: 11/21/2012 8:53:00 AM

    this is so caring ilene, yes there are those that have lost everything... and i for one remember them....as do you with this wonderful poem...

  1. Date: 11/21/2012 3:09:00 AM

    Wow, what a beautiful poem. I love every stanza especially the 4th stanza. What an incredible write. Bravo!

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 1:12:00 PM

    The hidden vein helps keep them sane when all else seems so lost. It is incumbent upon us to help them fray the cost. So let your poem remind us all who truly can't relate. That it could happen to us too on any given date.

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 12:24:00 PM

    ilene very well said about those poor unforunate souls...David

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 11:46:00 AM

    It is so true Ilene, very well written. - Have a beautiful day. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 10:47:00 AM

    Ilene, this poem is so touching and yet so true. The people who lost a great deal just before the holidays appear are probably counting blessings that they survived after all. What a lovely and selfless poem you penned here. Luv, Gail

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 9:06:00 AM

    What a beautiful and sensitive poem Ilene and our thoughts and prayers do go out to all and kudos to you for penning it so well xx

  1. Date: 11/20/2012 9:02:00 AM

    Very sensitive poem, Ilene... many have large problems, and those that don't shouldn't forget (and have compassion for) those that do... Terry