Thanksgiving Grace

THANKSGIVING 2006

each year the table changes
another soul goes missing
yet we still give thanks

gathering together to celebrate,
praying, eating and rejoicing
and we give thanks

beaches recede, ice caps melt,
innocent peoples die in vain;
yet we still give thanks

a family reborn, reformulated,
new roles, new parts to play
and we give thanks

the winter season soon approaches,
a wood stove overheats the room
yet we still give thanks

a turkey aroma floats overhead,
hours to prepare this meal
and we give thanks

where have our lovers gone
we question, oh so silently
yet we still give thanks

but we are complete here now
and for this instant happy
and we give thanks


blognote: I wrote this grace several years ago and it is still relevant today.