Poem/Prayer for Worship
by Thom Shuman

Thank You!

gratitude:
   the first drops of rain
   on a tin roof
   breaking a six-month drought;

gratitude:
   the mustardy kiss    
   of a child
   at a summer picnic;

gratitude:
   a cool breeze
   dancing down
   an August street;

gratitude:
   the smile on a teacher's face
   when her student masters
   the intricacies of simple words;

gratitude:
   the fading photographs
   of a loved one
   no longer here;

   for every grace,
       even those we cannot see;
   for every moment,
       especially those we do not notice;
   for everything,
       including those we cannot endure,

   we offer to you,
       Companion on the Way:

gratitude.    

(c) 2006  Thom M. Shuman 

(Comments to Thom at tmshuman@fuse.net.)

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