GRADITUDE POEMS

 

[I submitted these poems for publication in the Bostonia,

Boston University’s alumni magazine after its call for

poetry dealing with gratitude. I graduated from BU

in 1978 with a master’s degree in education.]

 

With Gratitude

Thanksgiving Day comes once yearly

But I also can be thankful daily

With gratitude for my wife and children

Grateful for my parents and siblings

And grandparents, too

Along with teachers, mentors, friends, and strangers throughout the years

And ultimately to my God, who created me and loves me eternally

Every day is an opportunity for thanksgiving

To whom who has invested in me and with whom I am currently investing

For gratitude brings an abundant harvest of joyful living

 

A Haiku

Gratitude wanting

Power for joyful living

Seek to do daily