With Gratitude

While some are sadly struggling, jobless or hungry in this world, I am feeling fortunate To simply be alive Having friends and family; with these two I thrive! God’s grace I see in poetry surrounding me - like the Radiance of dawn’s first light And in the stars that blanket skies of night! Though times are strange, I find my consolation In the many things that do not change: The summer’s sun upon my skin; the song of birds; my garden flowers. Ugliness that I may see around me comes not from God. Days that I live I fill with gratitude - with glad and peaceful hours, Enjoying my friends and family that mean so much to me. Sept. 2, 2020 for Francine Roberts' Attitude Of Gratitude Poetry Contest