Although I swore I wouldn't write a list,/
Here is, incomplete, /
This week's gratefulness. For://
My husband, sleeping next to me./
My family, one by one,/
Before they left me/
For other lands.//
The place I live, country of my heart./
My dearest friends, ageing now/
My sight, my healthy body, my mind./
The gift of kindness. laughter.//
My name, from which I often garner strength./
Unusual parents, unlooked-for love./
Music, to play and to listen./
Birdsong, fragrance of flowers, and all/
Things sensual.//
Here is, incomplete, /
This week's gratefulness. For://
My husband, sleeping next to me./
My family, one by one,/
Before they left me/
For other lands.//
The place I live, country of my heart./
My dearest friends, ageing now/
My sight, my healthy body, my mind./
The gift of kindness. laughter.//
My name, from which I often garner strength./
Unusual parents, unlooked-for love./
Music, to play and to listen./
Birdsong, fragrance of flowers, and all/
Things sensual.//