Being Thankful

In a vast arid life of thorns and bushes 

A tiny seed of gratitude blossomed 

Peeping through a grain of sand 

Looking at me it curiously smiled 

I'm rare to find on someone's lips, he said 

A world consumed with so much vanity is blind

If every heart evokes an emotion of being thankful 

Would it not be the greatest gift to human mankind 

A step walked in humility is a sacred path of countless blessings 

Draping our lives with a rich tapestry of compassion and kindness 

A transformation of a wounded heart happen 

When someone touches it with a kind word and not a piercing dagger 

Grateful hearts can do so many wonders 

Every relationship old and new in all its warmth rekindles 

On this Thanksgiving day, I seek to pledge 

Imbibing a positive affirmation of an appreciation for all the little joys my life is blessed with