Thanksgiving

I am looking forward to it this year. But that doesn't mean that I have to wait until then to recognize what I am thankful for.


Oh so many things! Countless as the stars

framed by my night-window,

as the sand under by bed

carried from the playground

on the shrinking shoes of

roommate children.


I am thankful for words, and ears to hear them, and eyes to read them.

Through Word I came into existence. And it is Word that sustains me.

I am thankful for the word of the heart. Word that goes unspoken,

but is no less powerful (perhaps more...) than those that escape

the untrained tongue.

I am thankful that I have chosen a career path based on word, rooted in Word,

and through this powerful medium I hope to have a positive effect on the world.

I spend a lot of time trying to perfect the way I speak

so that I can consequently sing better.

I should spend more time allowing the word of my heart to be perfected.