Thanksgiving, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving. I would like to share some thoughts on this Thanksgiving eve.

When God sent you into my life,
He was thinking like a Hallmark card.
He cared enough to send only the best.

As the leaves chase each other to the ground
to start fertilizing the new leaves yet unborn,
and the earth receives her autumnal facials,

I think with gratitude for all of you
whose presence has enriched my life.

Some people are like the saffron and red leaves
which have mostly transitioned into retired positions of love,
and others of us hold on
like the russet and bronze oak leaves
whose tenacity and dedication will allow them
to leave only after all others have fallen.

You are like the oak leaves;
you hold on and keep on keeping on
as you fertilize dreams not yet realized,
and hold out the gifts of your presence
in my life and affairs.

Thank you for being my Hallmark cards.
I cherish you in the scrapbook of my mind.