Gratitude

Thanksgiving day is coming
I am making a pledge to be grateful
Small favors and large joys come and go
I am thankful for today for tomorrow is not a promise
               ~~~my health and family...
               ~~~love, kindness and good friends
               ~~~seasons of warm and cold
                   ~~~fall leaves and summer's ocean trips
                   ~~~my home and worldly possessions
                   ~~~sweet pets, tomatoes and brocoli
                    ~~~passionate kisses, smoldering glances
                       ~~~trust and good perception
                        ~~~conscience and the holy spirit
                          ~~~Salvation and eternal life
                            ~~~my family has gotten surgery approval as needed
                          ~~~dog hairs on the couch
                          ~~~stinky cat food cans in the trash

mostly I am glad to have a noisy bird who keeps me company.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 11/15/2010 6:03:00 PM
I love it when a peom flows. This was a great peice. I enjoyed reading it. Keep it up. I wish more people would appreciate things more like you.
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Date: 11/15/2010 11:36:00 AM
I love seeing people appreciate the small things in life. The things that make life worth living. Great write -Erica
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Date: 11/14/2010 2:40:00 PM
Really great the way you wove wit into you poem, Doris. Good luck in the Thanksgiving acrostic contest. I think this will be a winner. Best to you, Diane
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Date: 11/14/2010 8:48:00 AM
Hi Doris, another noisy bird I can hear sometimes through the walls (my neibor's birdie). Enjoyed the read, Doris! ...Gert
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Date: 11/14/2010 6:35:00 AM
ThanksGiving and being thankful for the small things never talked about...sweet write...luv Michael
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Date: 11/14/2010 4:21:00 AM
Not real happy about the stinky cat food cans but I am thankful for the two rat killing cats that stay on the roof..I don't care for the dog hairs on the couch, in the truck and everywhere but I am thankful for that entertaining dog that lives here and the one that visits me from time to time..Mom
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Date: 11/12/2010 10:48:00 PM
sweet Doris,, enjoyed,..p.d.
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Date: 11/12/2010 6:24:00 PM
Magnificent Doris.. a grand poem and a wonderful message of thanksgiving .. luv your presentation ..so emphatic for the reader to absorb the amazing lines u have written luv.. enjoy a happy weekend..with luv and gratitude...always.. as I try to do as well..
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Date: 11/12/2010 5:37:00 PM
hAha those last two are real funny and cute. Cool to have the bird too! Luv, Andrea
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Date: 11/12/2010 10:38:00 AM
A very graceful poem. (LIN~RA)
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Date: 11/10/2010 3:24:00 PM
Hei Doris, I've got many birds noisily chirping my mornings and evenings away and I have never thought of being thankful for their company. Thank you for the reminder. It is a lovely piece - Akunna
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Date: 11/10/2010 10:03:00 AM
An awesome list you have here Doris ;) And yes that scene in my "adorned" piece is a beautiful sight hey ;) I feel blessed to be able to see it every day.. Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday
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Date: 11/10/2010 9:29:00 AM
Hello Doris, This is a list we can all relate to and post. Thank you for this. Hope your Turkey day is Wonderful! As Always, Shar
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Date: 11/10/2010 8:55:00 AM
Hi, you list many things we all have to be grateful for. As a pet lover the last two lines of your poem made me smile. I love dogs and cats. Sadly, we have no room for a noisy bird. Thanks for your comment. Jancarl
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Date: 11/10/2010 7:49:00 AM
Doris, you list some things for which we can be truly grateful as well as some that made me laugh! I'm wondering what kind of bird you have and how that cat likes having him around. Witty and wonderful poem! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 11/10/2010 6:37:00 AM
small favors and large joys.....great simplicity, briefly and suggestive. a creative heart expressed in letters The melody maker loves this.
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Date: 11/10/2010 6:19:00 AM
Nice positive thoughts for Thanksgiving Day with God's presence
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Date: 11/10/2010 6:00:00 AM
You echo my thoughts and my prayer Doris of thanks to the Giver of life who gives it it's sweetness .And the Giver of love in your heart and mine and that of the world.I love this,it's simplicity, and yet meaningful message.We tend to forget about the little things that make life a pleasure yet we would feel the emptiness if they were no longer there.I love this.Reading it was one one of the simple enjoyments given to me today.Thank you and I adore birds too,esp the noisy ones.love June.(S)
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Date: 11/10/2010 5:41:00 AM
how graceful this work is, doris... fascinating words of sentiment and gratitude. warmest, nette
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